The Syzygy Poetry Journal

https://syzygypoetry.wordpress.com

Magazine, Online

Poetry, Experimental

2015

Vito Cruz, National Capital Region

Emeniano A. Somoza, Jr.

Editor

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Syzygy (noun, plural Syzygies) Syzygy Poetry is about but not quite limited to (1.) Heavenly bodies, or Astronomy. an alignment of three celestial objects,as the sun, the earth, and either the moon or a planet: Syzygy in the sun-earth-moon system occurs at the time of full moon and new moon. (2.) Classical Prosody. a group or combination of two feet, sometimes restricted to a combination of two feet of different kinds. (3.) Any two related things, either alike or opposite, as in objects in similes, metaphors, analogies… The Syzygy Poem (Or poetry of what sort are we looking forward to syzygyze.) 1. As a reader a. Be easy, but not fawning – Words as candies, landmarks, unwrapped, Exposed by sin of careless omission, or overexposition, leaving little Or, none to the virginal vision Make me a pioneer Exploring new Civilizations b. Because the body can only take so much Always the mind leans toward the sunset, dusk, Dawn, baby’s touch, things soft and subtle Therefore, if it cannot impersonate the moon It must razzle-dazzle, stun, be entertaining Enough for the spirit to look again, recoil, leap Ballerina in a dance of (un)words Style as form and function Holding both the audience and stage captive, entranced Terpsichorean’s swan Song c. & where indulgence is inevitably human – Student peeking at review notes Bungee jumper before the jump, revalidating What is already known, sometimes It must allow for the diametric opposition – What Arabic calligraphy is to Greek Apocalypsis before Genesis, Ending before beginning; d. Hence, Be That as it may, let the piece stand, god-like As a captain alerting me to go Back to start, because truth is Irreversible 2. As a writer True poets know when, When not to (un)word, therefore, it ought to Be punctuated properly In short, Just Revere What’s too good to be Worded,

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