"I Was Born; But Not Quite News"

—a "BioPoem" from Poetry Sundays; title is a riff off a line from "Eulogy On A Blank Canvas" by a

Radical Druid

~"We are not lost in these woods, nor are they lost in us"
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I Was Born; But Not Quite News



Lorna,
Lost Land of the Deer, loner
Who lives in words on moss dry rock, lichen quartzite quarry,
A lover of long vowels & longer sentences, stray milleniums of pleasure,
Who notices a sunset's fable, the inflection of oak, parched landscapes beyond the potted plant,
Who feels the thirst inside but goes out into the marsh, feeling the blades of loss,
Who dreams....or hopes.....or wishes...... —not.
Lorna Dee Cervantes,
A person who picks apart the paper, and is not anewsed.



c 2005 Lorna Dee Cervantes
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11 May 2005
Based on an exercise from Poetry Sundays, that stipulates the following:

Biopoem Exercise by Ellen Edwell

Here's something to try, if you like. It's called a BIOPOEM. It has a particular format that I use to get students going sometimes.


line 1: Your first name
line 2: Four nouns or adjectives that describe you
line 3: Who lives in______________
line 4: A lover of.... (list 3-4 specific people, things, ideas)
line 5: Who notices..... (list 3-4 specific things)
line 6: Who feels..... (3-4 specific listings)
line 7: Who learns ________________ from ______________ (2-3 listings)
line 8: Who dreams....or hopes.....or wishes......
line 9: Your full name
line 10: A person who____________________________


I know it seems silly, but it generates something tangible for most people
and seems to get some juices flowing.
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