| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 02/09/22 at 01:49 AM I like this piece, Kristina, for its brevity; leaves enough for the imagination to fill in the blanks. Chaff, interesting word. I've also heard fluff used also to describe excess wordage. |
| Posted by Philip F De Pinto on 01/22/26 at 10:13 AM Love this condensation, Kristina, albeit chaff has its place. It is not necessarily the foe, the too many trees that are not allowing the forest to be seen. As far as I know, I never saw chaff in your work, but a plenitude of substance. In other words, the porridge of your work is just right. This man’s palate is not complaining of scald, frigidity, or humdrum ness. The poem needs what a poem needs, be it take a single step or a million. The cure is not in the size but in what the heart wishes fully to express. And yours, Kristina is quite the heart express! |
