140 character poems

Nº 166

Nº 166 – “Well we have three Japanese restaurants in our area. One is very exclusive, one is extremly average and the third one is Chinese.” @Jan_Noble

Nº 147

Nº 147 – No high speed manifestos, no more car crash poems, but at Marinetti’s grave the sound of distant traffic is keeping the poet awake. @Jan_Noble

Nº 134

Nº 134 – Last night I watched the river undress. First it removed its shirt, second it took off its trousers then, embarrassed, it swam away @Jan_Noble

Nº 132

Nº 132 – And if she asks where I’ve gone tell her I am cleaning the meat from my bones and won’t be back until they’re stripped and scoured. @Jan_Noble

Nº 131

Nº 131 – “I have pigeons nesting in my hair, wood lice crawling out of my ears, mice gnawing at my feet, there is no room for you my love.” @Jan_Noble

Nº 130

Nº 130 – The city blisters in the screaming heat. Young men hunt in packs and everywhere the sound of barking, the endless barking of sheep. @Jan_Noble

Nº 129

Nº 129 – This morning my father turned into a seagull. We knew it was him as soon as he opened his beak and refused to get down off the roof @Jan_Noble