I started this experiment sometime during grad school. I believe it was 2018. My foremost goal with this project was to unblock my creative urges. What I created is something I would describe as "noise poetry." SKOMP! incorporates improvisation, the subconscious, and unflinching honesty.
You can find the guidelines for writing a skomp of your own below.
You must have a concept of self in order to write a skomp.
A skomp should be done with intent.
You should never delete any part of a skomp, only entire skomps.
You should not step away before finishing a skomp.
The purpose of a skomp’s title is to frame its reception.
A skomp is always a sonnet.
Rules are for nerds.
A skomp should be in conflict with itself.
A skomp’s meaning is subjective and is inflicted by its audience, not its author.
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