Comments on: American Sentences

By: Splabman

Splabman — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:18:33 +0000

Barb, I am glad you got some inspiration to write. Now try to fill in the luminous details and let us know how her dark secrets are unique. More details on what makes an American Sentence here: http://paulenelson.com/american-sentences-2/catching-the-shadow-of-the-moment/ Good luck, Paul

By: Barbara Zimmerman

Barbara Zimmerman — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:24:27 +0000

I came across this website and now I’m obsessed with writing my thoughts in 17 syllables. For instance, upon the death of my dearest bff: My friend Elaine died last week. She took all of my dark secrets with her.

How strange is that?

By: Paul Nelson

Paul Nelson — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:03:33 +0000

Well, what you have here reads like a headline. Poetry requires a little more than a count of syllables. What was vivid about the event? That could lead to the poetry of it. Good luck and thanks for your interest in American Sentences. Paul

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young students deliver police report after homicide shooting | flo's funk — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:31:29 +0000

[...] the form called the american sentence. 17 syllables, haiku-like, ginsberg-inspired. find out more here. the first line is an american sentence, based on a shooting that happened outside my workplace as [...]

By: Paul Nelson

Paul Nelson — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:42:08 +0000

Thanks for the kind words. See you around Indra’s Net.

Paul

By: Jenny Angyal

Jenny Angyal — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:15:50 +0000

Thanks for all the great information on American Sentences!

crossing waves in a seventeen-syllable boat the spray of water