LJ Idol, Topic 11a: "If the Creek Don't Rise"

[roina_arwen]

Author's Note: As we are still in week 11, I present to you another Cento poem, aka a "patchwork" or collage poem composed entirely of lines from other poets, whom I have given proper credit to (in order of appearance) at the bottom. Enjoy!

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If The Creek Don't RiseDeep-hidden in undeciduous redwood shade

Comments

[rayaso]

It must have been hard enough to do one, but doing two was impressive. I love Robinson Jeffers, so I was glad to see his name on your list.

[roina_arwen]

Thank you! It was fun searching for just the right lines and organizing them. I’m glad you liked it!

[halfshellvenus]

I like this one even more than the first. There's a completeness to it, an evocativeness of a story of foreboding, of friendship remembered and the friend now gone, and grief over the reality and the unmooring of oneself against the merciless unknowability of the future.

[roina_arwen]

Thank you! I’m glad the story of friendship and loss came through for you. ❤️

[marlawentmad]

This is a great creative exercise, wonderfully crafted!

[roina_arwen]

Thank you so much!

[static_abyss]

I like the way you weaved these poets together. I still very much enjoy the idea of a Cento poem.

[roina_arwen]

Thanks so much! When I compose these I put the poet’s names in parentheses after their line, so if I move the lines around I don’t get confused as to who wrote which. Thanks for reading!

[karmasoup]

I like the way this patchwork piece came out.