Cleave Matrix

likestarlings, a similar poetic concept

ptdiep — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:13:43 +0000

Likestarlings is poetic collaboration/conversation at the poem level rather than at the line level.

It has some quality poets taking part.

The Cleave webzine was mentioned on their blog:

“One of the people to get in touch Dr Phuoc-Tan Diep, who runs Cleave Poetry webzine, a similar and ambitious online experiment in collaborative poetics, we recommend it.”

Let us begin: Cleave Matrix poem 1:

ptdiep — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:38:02 +0000

I will begin with a half-line and hopefully some brave adventurous soul will cleave with me:

The swish of fireside wings -

What is the Cleave Matrix?

ptdiep — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:25:08 +0000

The Cleave Matrix is for poets to pair up and create joint cleave poems.
How?

1. email me your name and your cleave partner’s, or start the cleave and wait for a partner
2. email me your first half-line
3. I will post your first half-line
4. from then on use the comments section to add to the cleave poem
5. email me when you have finished your cleave and I will post it in the main body of the post

If there are any further questions or need for clarification please:
email me:
cleavepoetry (at) gmail (dot) com

Enjoy
PTD