The Center for the Humanities Life/Lines is inspiring students and faculty in the Romance Languages and Literatures Department. Life/Lines is a daily poetry practice with writing prompts for published and novice poets alike. On April 6th, Hispanic Studies Candidate Olivia Lott was Life/Lines' guest curator. Browse the poems inspired by her writing prompt including some by students enrolled in Professor Lionel Cuillé's FREN 325 "Defining Difference."
The FREN 325 students continued their contributions on April 15th. Students were prompted to write a short poem including each of the following 5 words:
⦁ un ange (“angel”)
⦁ une glace (“a mirror,” “an ice-cream”)
⦁ fier (“proud”)
⦁ un enchevêtrement (“entanglement”)
⦁ une saison (“a season”)
Some creations include this poem by Nick Henke:
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Ange insipide, de glace, de chasse, déclassé
Qui boit à grandes gorgées toute la belle saison,
Qui oubliait les mots de sa propre chanson
Et ne prend qu’au sérieux sa propre fierté.
Entanglements sanglants se trouvent au littoral
Sans droit du sol, du sang, il garde le droit de pendre
Si ses os deviennent cendre, sa poudre est à vendre
Dans les marchés aux puces de la Méridionale.
-Nick Henke
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