[Realpoetik] IDA STEWART

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Sun Nov 21 23:20:27 PST 2010


Glossary: Mn- Words

li-mn

neither from eliminate

(to expel or divulge across a threshold—a door or mouth— — —)

nor from limb

(from lith and limbo; among other component parts, the spur of the mo-

untain range and a disadvantage; the edge

of the disk of a heavenly body and hell)

torn.

Is this monolithic or what (that -lith—or sometimes -lite—for stone)?

Where were we? Hello:

illumine,

illumine,

illumine.


mn-emonic

a device that need not work to work.


da-mn

—!


chi-mn-ey

The spelling teacher blew smoke, true story, “This is one of those tricky
words

in which the n works like an l.”


moon

afar and away rock- and hole-

scape, not man and not

—main mean mine moan moon—

what you promised.

I see moon, I said,

my first sentence.


m——n

Tipping point blank of no return:

Choose your own adventure, little boy lost

in the woods, little boy blonde

in the hay, little boy blew

it on the spelling test.

So we enchanted—

Em oh, You in, Tee ay, Eye in—

We cast the spell

afar and away.

Elemenohation!


— –

Forest felled for autumn.

History fell for amnesia.

We felt between, thresheld, imminent.



Ida Stewart’s poems and short fiction have been published recently in The
Laurel Review, Unsplendid, Staccato, MAYDAY Magazine, and Linebreak. A West
Virginia native, she holds an MFA in creative writing from The Ohio State
University and is currently pursuing a PhD in literature and creative
writing at The University of Georgia.

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