Identity, Self & FragmentationPoetry

Forget The Imagery: Poetic Obscurity

By 30 August 2017August 6th, 2026No Comments1 min read
A fragmented, colorful illustration of a Grade II listed building, featuring a golden, glowing smile floating in the upper right corner.

poetic obscurity

A self-aware experimental poem exploring language, absence and the expectations placed on poetry, where obscurity becomes part of the creative expression.


in this grade 2
listed building

dank and musty
forget the imagery

I’ll devise this poem
untitled,

and
a full stop

further down
the page –

the temporal smile-
why not?

.

Street art showing five figures in suits with fruit for heads, reflecting themes of surreal imagery and creative expression.

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