minimalism in poetry

http://www.ubu.com/historical/saroyan/saroyan01.html

Aram Saroyan wrote very small poems that i find very pleasing. please click above to enjoy.

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"Who's that baggy-eyed motherfucker and how'd he get into my mirror?"

Dear American Airlines
Jonathan Miles
2008

on falling asleep at the wheel:

"Nothing more exhilarating than saving yourself by the simple act of waking."


The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Junot Díaz
2007

A RADICALLY CONDENSED HISTORY OF POSTINDUSTRIAL LIFE

"When they were introduced, he made a witticism, hoping to be liked. She laughed extremely hard, hoping to be liked. Then each drove home alone, staring straight ahead, with the very same twist to their faces.
The man who'd introduced them didn't much like either of them, though he acted as if he did, anxious as he was to preserve good relations at all times. One never knew, after all, now did one now did one now did one."

Brief Interviews With Hideous Men
David Foster Wallace
1996