FERAL POETRY

Feral (adj.). era, wild animal ferus, fierce. 1. Untamed; wild. 2. Savage. 3. Having reverted to the wild state, as from domestication.

Traditional poetry, like the pig, is a domesticated beast. It can be managed, categorized, kept in a pen, and fed on table scraps. It tastes like bacon. Feral poetry, on the other hand, is wild, like a peccary. It roams free. It can't be trained, and it won't come when it's called. It will raid your trash can, dig up your garden, chase your children and small dogs.

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