The Versesmith

   B ird Women (my name for it) is a ink on paper I rescued from the Goodwill Outlet bins. B lackout is a type of Erasure poetry where you take existing text and black out words to reveal a new work from what remains.  The B lackout follows my poem. Dryope was a mortal woman in Greek mythology who was transformed into a tree nymph. She sighs, this nymph, her arms all verdant boughs, with blossoms. Her sister found her rooted in the ground. A f ace , tr embling and weep ing. ©202 6 Lisa Smith Nelson. All Rights Reserved     The Fable of Dryope - Ovid's Metamorphoses by Alexander Pope  The Fable of Dryope - Ovid's Metamorphoses Book 9, [v. 324-393] She said, and for her lost Calanthis sighs , When the fair Consort of her son replies. "Since you a servant's ravish'd form bemoan, And kindly sigh for sorrows not your own; Let me (if tears and grief permit) relate A nearer woe, a sister's stranger fate. No Nym...

  B- Bridging Title As the name of this form suggests, the title is read as the first line.   No M ail A gain T oday. I am beginning to wonder if I still exist. P erhaps I’ ve moved and forgotten to notify myself of the change of address. ©2024 Lisa Smith Nelson. All Rights Reserved