The Art of Constraint
Like a Japanese pearl farmer introducing grit into a clam, Word Pearls begin with constraint.
Every letter must have its twin—each character appears an even number of times.
The result? Perfect symmetry in language. Brief, beautiful, and surprisingly difficult to create.
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The Title Itself
A DEAD HEFTY STRING OF PEARLS IN A POINTLESS ENGLISH STYLE
Dream Catcher
Frequency Wave
The title is itself a Word Pearl—a meta-joke on the entire collection.
Taylor's Pearl
A POETS REGULAR GRIT TRIGGERS THE ALLURE OF THE FUTURE PEARL
Dream Catcher
Frequency Wave
The first pearl—where it all began. A meditation on the creative process itself.
Camden Diaries
CAMDEN DIARIES HOLD LUCID DREAMS AND DISTORTED TRUTHS
Dream Catcher
Frequency Wave
A glimpse into memory's unreliable narrator—where clarity and distortion dance together.
Birthday Party
VITAMIN D AND BAD IPA
BIRTHDAY PARTY AN' NO-ONE CAME
DOWN WITH COVID
Dream Catcher
Frequency Wave
The sadness of isolation, captured in three lines. A birthday party nobody attended.
Bridled Letters
BRIDLED LETTERS GO IN TWO BY TWO
NOSE POSITIONING IS UP TO YOU
Dream Catcher
Frequency Wave
A pearl about pearls! Meta-commentary on the form itself—letters bridled in pairs.
Prison
SOME PRISONS PRACTICE NEGLECT KNOWINGLY,
WHILST MAKING HYENA PREFECTS PROFIT.
IT'S ILLEGAL
Dream Catcher
Frequency Wave
Sharp social commentary. The constraint mirrors the confinement it describes.
Return of the Word Earl
RETURN OF THE UNDERWHELMING ENFRAMING WORD EARL TENET
Dream Catcher
Frequency Wave
The next collection's title—itself a pearl. Self-referential brilliance.
