Nothing Works in Alaska ( A Sestina)

[sleepinthewoods]

A new sestina, full of half-truths and whole truths and repeated words.

The first six stanzas use the same end words, repeating in a set pattern, the last uses all six words in three lines, in their original order.

Nothing Works In AlaskaNothing works in Alaska

Comments

[reckless_saturn]

i love this. it is so deep, moving, powerful- i can see alaska, i can see my life in the words. wow.

[sleepinthewoods]

thank you! it's so nice to get some feedback.

[glissandi]

how do you do it? seriously! teach me to write.

[sleepinthewoods]

okay ready? here's the trick...

JUST WRITE. And keep doing it until you have something you like.

(Now if you could only teach me to dance.... ;)

[thisisaholdup]

so when you're a published poet... can i come stay on your couch?
holy crap, margaret ferrell! you're good! this is new yorker material. i'm going to be the alice b. toklas to your gertrude stein... except for the lesbianism. let's go hang out with picasso.

[thisisaholdup]

oh and p.s.? I MISS YOU.