Self

And now for another (optional) prompt from our archives. Today, I challenge you to write a poem that addresses itself or some aspect of its self (i.e., “Dear Poem,” or “what are my quatrains up to?”; “Couplet, come with me . . .”) This might seem a little “meta” at first, or even kind of cheesy. But it can be a great way of interrogating (or at least, asking polite questions) of your own writing process and the motivations you have for writing, and the motivations you ascribe to your readers.

I want to know
Every direction
That these lines can go.
Every path
Every branch
Every subject matter
Yet to be touched upon

Across infinte space
of page and thought
toward her.

Circling and approaching
Caught within her gaze
Until final period
grounds the flight
In resting place.