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Hi, I've had an assignment bubbling for a while, and Kate's poem jump-started my interest in it, specifically the "the whole god-damning summer / squall of me." For lack of a better word, all four of us, and many others I know, do this type of poem occasionally that I'm going to call the Declarative poem. A statement of some power that creates agency and urgency in the self of the speaker's persona. A toast, a boast, a demonstration of will and skill, a this is what I can do, a bring it. The you-can't-imagine-my-___ness. I think these types of poems are extremely exciting to both read and write. But I'm fascinated by the reason for it, the execution of it, and the efficacy of it. I know that all four of us write them - we all interpret it differently, but it's a tactic we use. So this is a two parter. Write one. Then explain it. You can talk about the specific poem, the greater "category" of the "declarative," or how stupid you ...

In honor of our 100th Post on Wake Up, Rod. I present: The Menu for Tonight's Four-Course Assignment (with drink pairings): APERITIFS  An apéritif (also spelled aperitif) is usually served before a meal to stimulate the appetite. (wikipedia)   In order to truly awaken the palette, I expect a brief (eight lines or less) imagisitic  creation with a regional terroir . You choose the region (the word itself is intentionally open-ended). Remember that the ultimate goal is subtle flavors expressed masterfully.  HORS D'ŒUVRE  ...food items served before the main course of a meal. (wikipedia )  In the tradition of molecular gastronomy   we will approach this appetizer with an eye for remaking, re-representing, and reforming. Cut a chunk out of a beloved piece and examine its structure (once again, intentionally open-ended) in order to invert it. Idea(s): take a subtle flavor and make it bold, recreate a familiar technique using a contrary method, etc. ...

Hey kids, Big Scary can't post up - no innanet, busy trying to make her way solo through the streets of San Francisco. So, for the forseeable future, AD's got a hall-pass. Which is going to change up our Rod-System. We're going to be making shit on deadlines, now. And deadlines are deadlines. The current rotation is JP, K, AD, B. This assignment is due on Friday. On Friday, even if K doesn't have the assignment done, she's gotta post up a new assignment by then, in addition to getting out the last assignment. I'm posting two assignments: one for the group, one for Bendi. Group Assignment: [-:] (inspired by ]Open Interval[ by Lyrae VCS, as she's known on facebook) Write a poem that makes heavy use of punctuation. preferably the punctuation designed would be a new style or form of punctuation, or at least a new interpretation (i.e. the use of "-:" in Lyrae's book). If the punctuation is somehow creative or mimetic or kinetic but not a punctuatio...