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Find the poem inside this prose
A journal entry or a note has something in it worth keeping.
Below is a paragraph of prose. Quote the five phrases with the most life in them and say what makes each one live. Then cut everything that exists only to make the paragraph flow, and set what remains in short lines. Use my words. Mark every word you added. Prose:
Making it yours
- Paste your own material where the prompt asks for it. Everything above that line is instruction, not content.
- Delete any rule that does not apply to you. A shorter prompt that fits beats a thorough one that does not.
- If the answer comes back vague, add a line saying what you do not want. Constraints work better than encouragement.
Getting a draft going. Forms, constraints, and raw material for when there is no poem on the page yet.
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