Aram Saroyan's four-legged “m” has been cited in the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s shortest poem.
The meaning of the poem has been subject to discussion. Some have so-called it: “a closeup of an alphabet being born” - Bob Grumman. Its sells still in the process of separating, ‘m’ and the ‘n’, not quit separated. It is also a pun on “I am”, denoting the formation of consciousness itself.
Aram Saroyan was also the writer of the most controversial poem that simply read: “lighght” in the center of a blank page. This poem was chosen by George Plimpton to be featured in The American Literary Anthology and received a $500 cash award from the National Endowment for the Arts, resulting in a huge controversy connecting the U.S. government.
You can check poems that have 25 Lines and Fewer here.
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