Volodymyr Bilyk - Five Roadrage Poems Inspired by Ex Ex Lit

Author's Note: Ex-Ex-Lit was one of the sources of inspiration at the initial writing stages of Roadrage. It was a place where i could catch the vibe and get in the right mood for writing. As such, I think it would be appropriate to share a couple of poems from the earlier configurations of Roadrage that were directly inspired by the poems that appeared in Ex-Ex-Lit.

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ROADrage is an assorted collection of poems warped inside out upside down, twisted backwards and tied into a Moebius strip because The Beatles "Because".

The book can be ordered here. You can read the sample here. 

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1.

timid,  tickling.. 

palpitation whisk...

... ... 

- tacit gulp- 

utmost frown 

pitapat tartar: tap-tap 

cackle 

quail peal 

-null doodles veer adust.

chink: 

squeeze:

wallowing blank waff.

nab flush stroke.

twist-twirl; -plump – bling.

/

harsh hiss 

tumble sough: 

shill...

cheeks toss gush -

(splotch!)

…

smirk, vague

wrecks a bit

.. ... "

indelible:

fanfare pall clatter -

stiff, hollowed;

irks ripple kindly .

......:taut silence;

e

e

e;

swipe;

NULL.

?

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2.
frown lactation

inane vague: jarring peal 

.... ... ... ... .

- bing drab. 

.

raddle…

Vapid: quaff:

-nicked... lull... ...

sough, Timbuktu trill;

Down.

-sheen…

- zigzag..... jaw: 

spin, ogle: - …slight.)

trundle...

…rash... eruction

hip, bean, stir, whop, skirt, perplexing 

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3.

Smirk, vague 

wallowing sine thrustle 

"um".

afterclap -'thump 

crackle ample squeeze:

fanfare - 

sapid glance:

ting - osculated echo: 

-click-click- 

frown / wink:

- curls out, humble

-tang: wallow

-

throb! 

exorbitant vespertine shrug 

("swipe")-

solemn somber bob.

Dizzying, excruciating boom; 

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4.

sweep - veer sideways…

Glint 

Rumpled skin: 

- frowsy scrap tossed. 

ripple

cloud burst – halting:

vicious bitter: smothers 

sweat /

…knee knock – dash off, 

eye roll:

.

Plash: nil 

.

hollow

Rebound bounce.

-deafening tinkling.

slap wail,

nebulous rumination 

gnaws viscous gibbous rancor -:

slash-lash nibble.

peal.

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5.

blank smirk 

tum-tumult

(eerie).

: timid,

- titter dab: " 

WHAM!

cheeks scorched 

warped inside

eye roll sough:
blink

strident zigzag thrust backwards).

whiplash blow

faint grin