We ought to be reading
poetry too
of course
and nonfiction
We should read
instruction manuals
legal documents
restaurant reviews and corporate newsletters
We should follow weird people
on Twitter
and go to lots of parties
and have lots of intense
and ridiculous
conversations with drunk people
We should go
home for the holidays
and argue with our families
and we ought to
listen
to lots of music
and we ought to watch
plenty of television
We should eavesdrop
and we should gossip
We should probably be in therapy
We should probably drink
more coffee.
From “Most contemporary literary fiction is terrible”, a discussion about how literary fiction writers should improve their craft. Submitted by Wesley Brown.
Verbatim Poetry 