People ask my why I write deep short poems, and why I call them that. I think my poetic style stems from how things were in my family: noisy, chaotic, unpredictable, and bewildering. There was only limited space for me to express anything in my family, and I had to say it quickly, otherwise it would be engulfed by the din. I learned to say things rapidly and then get out, which led to my minimalist, pithy writing style.
I was often an observer in my family, dissecting what was going on, looking in from the outside. This dynamic helped me learn how analyze human behavior, look below the surface, think critically, and challenge conventionality. My poetry is deep because I learned to observe and listen instead of talking.
I’m lucky to have developed a style that brings me so much joy and celebrates who I am. I hope it resonates with you.
Here are some of my deep short poems:
- Welcome to Poetry by Guy Farmer
- That’s It
- Crafting
- One Person
- Minority
- Unattended
- Cabal
- Aspire
- Ripples
- Nice Boy
- Profit Motive
- Tenuous
- Nobody Talks about It
- Unconcerned
- Patchwork
- Surfing the Web
- Narrow
- Her Own Course
- Chosen
- Everything Is Okay
- Tough Talk
- Dysfunction
- Vagaries
- Look Away
- Stifling Classroom
- Right to Work
- Simply Listen
- Depressingly Discernible
- Traveling Salesman
- I Don’t Know
- Cornucopia
- Tormented
- Remnants
- Rampage
- Propagandists
- Speak Up
- Unadulterated
- Everything Could Be Better
- For Himself
- Between the Two
- That Much Closer
- Thugs
- Chronic
- Overnight Success
- Business Mixer
- At the Top of the Hill
- Entrusted
- Moment and Location
- They See Her
- Let Them Down
- Beyond Particular Words
So glad to have you visit, your comments are welcome. Cheers, Guy.