OF SHORT-FORM POEMS (an American Sentence)

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Short poems fast track readers, but they’re a poet’s measured expression.

© Marie Elena Good 2026

Written for Robert Lee Brewer’s April Poem-a-Day challenge. Today’s prompt is to write an express poem.

Allen Ginsberg created the poetic form he called the American Sentence. It is a complete sentence of 17 syllables.