I recently saw an online prompt for writing poems of only 1 line but also challenged writers to use 1 word.
I thought how could this be possible?
One word on its own can only be understood from its literal meanings, surely.
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I'm interested to know how they make people feel? Your 'aaagh' says a lot to me.
But is 'ha
i
ku'
One word or three, if Google 'ku' there are entries Just saying
Calling a one-word poem a 'poem' may be a tiny bit of a stretch, but I think the answer to your question is yes. Your question is a very good one- and a fun one to ponder about! I think your examples are brilliant ones, and they are definitely a lot harder to write than one may think.
I think the word (or in this case, the poem) would need to carry more than one meaning, and structure/form may need to play a significant part in successfully amplifying that poem's meaning. It also begs the question if playing with form or structure is cheating, as is writing a one-word poem that contains a title. Should we be aiming to communicate our ideas with literally just one word? Is that even possible? Is any further assistance a bit of a cop-out of 'insult' to that style of poetry? Hmmm... I know I'm treading in murky waters here, but hey. It's not impossible!
When it comes to one-word poems, funnily enough, Gabbie Hanna does this kinda well. See her examples below:
Link
In bio
or
Sad
-Isfied
These may be 'cop-outs' since she has included titles with her poems, but they are decent examples that embody the 'one-word poem' structure, despite the fact that I'm sure many Covers can do a bit better than this. I'll give her credit for playing with humour a little, and that she has produced something that can be discussed seriously on a poetry blog! Fancy that.
I thought I'd include a one-word poem I wrote off the top of my head just now, though i don't think it's very good and Hanna probably did a much better job:
Regicide:
Decide.
I'll be sure to post more examples here if I do decide to write more! Thanks for your question, Marc.
A couple more 1 word poems:
F_ _ k
Ha
i
ku
According to my research,its possible.
Never heard of one word poems.
This link would provide more information than I could,since I didn't even know this kind poem existed.
https://briefpoems-wordpress-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/briefpoems.wordpress.com/2015/10/31/fireflies-one-letter-and-one-word-poems/amp/?amp_js_v=a6&_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw%3D%3D#aoh=16356131515782&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Fbriefpoems.wordpress.com%2F2015%2F10%2F31%2Ffireflies-one-letter-and-one-word-poems%2F