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Renata Mosci Sanfourche's avatar

I love this <3

Brock Eldon's avatar

Thank you, Renata. I feel lucky to have you reading both my nonfiction and creative work!

Trey Hinkle's avatar

Wow, Brock. Seriously this is so good in so few lines

Brock Eldon's avatar

Thank you, Trey. "Austerity" is the mode I've been aiming for.

The key to austere poetry is to find some way to start in the middle again, once you've drafted it and shelved it for a bit. Try that sometime. Cut off the first half of your poem and see if you can work with the second on its own.

Release day coming soon! Sorry I couldn't make it to the launch in Atlanta, brother.

Brother Rob's avatar

Ohh I like the minimal prose of this one. Can I ask what inspired the photo paired with the poem?

Brock Eldon's avatar

That's a very good question. There are other paintings by the artist I had considered, Hilma af Klint, who focuses on opposition in the cosmos in a series called the Swan Paintings. The other Klint paintings are a bit too floral, however. I think it's the "firmest" looking of the paintings (like a logo representing some pairing/opposition).