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Wendy Weil Atwell's avatar

Love the uncanny juxtapositions from this exercise! It reminds me of what I read in Laynie Browne's The Poet's Novel last night--about her grocery list with old notes for a a poem on the back, and when she was standing in the aisle she found herself looking on the shelves for a "colonial jellyfish."

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Alexander Chee's avatar

That’s hilarious. Yes! I get that.

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Nancy's avatar

Incredibly helpful, post. Many, many thanks.

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Emma Tranter's avatar

loved this!

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John Davies's avatar

That three-way looking is fascinating. Greetings from Brighton.

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Alexander Chee's avatar

Cheers!

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Prasad Bidaye, PhD's avatar

Great exercise! Would love to see more examples. I write non-fiction, so I’m trying to imagine it in that vein. Good challenge!

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