an exercise toward the discovery of a poetics of impermanence

This exercise is to be conducted by a group of poets. Each poet takes a turn.

1) Compose a poem. Discard all versions but the final draft. Ensure that there exists only one copy of the final draft.

2) Circulate the poem among the group of poets. The poem should be passed from person to person, then eventually back to its author. No one is allowed to make a copy of the poem.

3) The poem is burned by its author, either in private or in the company of the other poets.

Repeat until every poet has circulated and burned at least one poem.

If anyone wants to try it, drop me a line at badwithtitles at gmail dot com . . .