Before it spills, or: A rengay
A two-person ‘Rengay’
By Carol Anne and David
db-laundry ghosts drift past—
dark glass mirrors my still shape
couch holds me in placeca- dust hums softly in the dim
time pools thick beneath my feetdb-ceiling cracks widen
a continent moves an inch
no one seems to knowca-dust in the sunlight
a cup trembles on the edge
someone holds their breath db- distant sirens thread the air
nearer now, they swell through wallsca-glass trembles softly
a kettle clicks off mid-boil
no one says a word Rengay?
Rengay is a form of linked verse created as an alternative to Japanese renga or renku. The form was devised by Garry Gay in California in 1992. A rengay consists of six thematic haiku verses and is normally composed by two or three poets, although solo and six-person rengay are not uncommon.
This form actually requires a bit of explanation, so I recommend that you read about it HERE.
Let’s write poetry together!
When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.
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Ben Harper (b. 1969)
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