Identity, Self & FragmentationPoetry

Dictum: Free Thinking and Evading Didactic Boundaries

By 21 May 2018August 6th, 2026No Comments1 min read
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dictum

‘dictum’ is a brief ars poetica reflecting on the purpose of poetry, suggesting that imagination, wonder and shared experience matter more than instruction or autobiography.


the poet said
i am not here
to teach you
or reveal
biographical
details

instead,
i aim to
entertain you –
chug you away
from didactic
soundings.

the poet said
enjoy
anything
you can
imagine
in nature

let yourself
be lost
in your mind
& the mind
of others
————.


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