Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Ars Poetica? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. A poem should be palpable and mute
as a globed fruit
as the sea
never
always
Q. A poem should be motionless in time
as a globed fruit
until it's time for dinner
as the moon climbs
until it has to move
Q. A poem should be equal to:
Not true
C
125
you
Q. For all the history of grief
Is unchanged
An empty doorway and a maple leaf
Reflects the sun
Is easy to forget
Q. A poem should not mean
anything
more work
But be
a maple leaf