do not interpret
do not interpret
a three-pass, three-poem erasure for Deborah Kelly
These three erasure poems come from the same source material: Name it Nothing by my dear friend Deborah Kelly.
Author: Janie Braverman
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War Song
War SongA three times sourced erasure poem:
Source text, “War Sonnet” by Jessica Roeder.
Process note for the curious:
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The K Files – coming attractions
The K Files – coming attractionsan off-cycle post for X.P.
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In the dirt
In the dirta three pass erasure for X. P.
The three pass poem:
The translation:
The source material is here.
The source:
“In Dirt” (including X. P.’s Craft Note)
Read more of X. P. Callahan’s work at Diary Poems.
A process note for inquiring minds:
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You are the one thing that matters
My contribution to Erased Land, the 2025 Blackout Poetry Project, The Boutelle-Day Poetry Center at Smith College.
You can see other erasures from the project here.
Source material: The Family Reunion, a play by T. S. Eliot.
conscious breathing
ordinary breathing
consider
How little I know
Only this –
You are
the one thing that matters
