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| Issue 20: | 15 Sept. 2023 |
| Micro-Poem: | 34 words |
| Split | Sequence |
By Richard L. Matta
The Good Host
the gathering on taboo topics... assigning segues to my fingers I add one more generous splash of cologne... garlic breath bird feeder the hummingbird clicks a hovering reminder to pucker lips
Publisher’s Note:
For those who would like to learn more about this poetic form, Issue 9 of MacQ includes an essay by the form’s inventor, Peter Jastermsky:
“Love Thing”: The Allure of the Split Sequence
See also “An Introduction to Split Sequences” by Peter Jastermsky in Frogpond (Volume 45.1, Winter 2022).
Richard L. Matta
grew up in New York’s rustic Hudson Valley, attended Notre Dame, practiced forensic science, and now lives in San Diego with his golden-doodle dog. Some of his work is found in Dewdrop, New Verse News, San Pedro River Review, Gyroscope, Healing Muse, and many journals of haiku, haibun, and tanka.
More on the Web: By, About, and Beyond
⚡ Heating Up, split sequence by Matta in MacQueen’s Quinterly (Issue 16, January 2023)
⚡ Shucking Shells, haibun by Matta (November 2022 contest winner) in “Poetry Letter No. 2, 2023: Part 1 (Poems: Monthly Contest Winners)” sponsored by California State Poetry Society
⚡ Fireside Tequila Chat in Big City Lit (Summer 2022)
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