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a poet’s notebook


Established 02004

April Meme

A new game making the rounds:

1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 23.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions.

They walk the roads alone, with hardly a coin in their pockets; they undergo severe trials in unfamiliar, menacing places and are rescued by kind strangers.

From Seduction and Betrayal, Elizabeth Hardwick

Brand New Insects says: Let’s make a cento from the results!

Let her know if you play.

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