Catherine Vidler

Self-concept poem (1) pink, curious, little, lively. Self-concept poem (2) eyebrow, eyelid, watchword, moonlight. Self-concept poem (3) took, lifted, showed, pointed, made. Self-concept poem (4) This is not the poem I chose, I chose the other (poem) Self-concept poem (5) I have some leaves, a certain number of leaves (the actual number being unspecified). Self-concept poem (6) sky-blue, air-tight. Self-concept poem (7) wetter, greyer, gladder Absent poem She called at my house but I was not at home.

Near future poem This poem is about to begin. Let us stop here a little while. Voiceless poem To which no sound whatever can be given without this help. Imminent poem The cat purrs. The tide is ebbing. I will speak. Future in the past poem Should            write Should            be writing Should            have written Should            have been writing Bird in the hand poem (It shows what the bird has to do with the hand, or the hand with the bird) Evasive poem The explanation it gave was not to the point. Narrative poem I told him a story. I can do no more.

(Author's note: The source text for the above is Nesfield's Outline of English Grammar for Home and Office, 1900.


Catherine Vidler's first collection Furious Triangle was published in 2011 by Puncher and Wattmann. She edits the trans-Tasman literary magazine Snorkel.
 
 
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