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    Koinophobia
    Koinophobia
    Koinophobia
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    Koinophobia

    By Hayden Pearton

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    Are you tired of the same old boring poetry? Are you tired of generic and forgettable poems? Are you tired of being a passive reader?

    If you are, then why not try something new? Something different? How about a poem written in Morse code? Or back to front? Or in invisible ink?

    Koinophobia is full of poems like these and more. Each poem is unique. You will need to use everything at your disposal in order to decode the secret messages, discover the hidden meanings and reveal the obscure masterpieces of rhyme and reason.

    Do you have a fear of living an ordinary life? Are you tired of the same old things? Are you yearning for something new?

    If you answered yes to all of these questions, then Koinophobia is the book for you.

    Try it. You won't ever be the same again.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHayden Pearton
    Release dateSep 24, 2016
    ISBN9781370195305
    Koinophobia
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    Hayden Pearton

    Hayden Pearton is an independent author, physiotherapist and all-round good guy.He is humble beyond compare, and if you can believe that, you can believe anything.He started writing when he was eighteen and hasn’t stopped since.

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      Koinophobia - Hayden Pearton

      Dare to be different.

      In a world full of infinite possibilities, why settle for the ordinary, the mundane, the well-trodden path?

      Create something new, build something unique, and challenge the norm.

      Four thousand years of poetry lie behind us. The future, however, is blank.

      Will we continue to tread the path? Or will we forge a new one?

      I am not claiming to be a visionary, an innovator or an inventor.

      I am simply trying my hardest to avoid being ordinary.

      I have Koinophobia, and I am glad that I do.

      It is my hope that the poems contained in this book will inspire you to be different, to think different, and to create something that is different.

      I have Koinophobia, do you?

      What is a Technical Poem?

      First things first, you should understand that the term Technical Poem is something I came up with in order to categorize my somewhat unusual brand of poetry. If a more appropriate or official term exists, then I apologize for the obfuscation.

      Moving along, by its inherent nature, a Technical Poem is a difficult thing to define. Whether a poem is Technical or not, in essence, is something that can only be determined by the author. For me, a Technical Poem is any poem that strives to do things differently. This can be as simple as starting each line with a predetermined letter (i.e. following a specific ruleset for the entirety of the poem) or as complex as writing the entire poem in Morse code.

      Where does one draw the line between quirky and Technical? That is up to you to decide. Personally, I try to write poems that encourage reader interactivity. This is seen in those poems in which the message can only be gleamed through deciphering; searching for secret messages or learning 86 new languages (have fun with that one).

      Secondly, as much as possible, I try to have the Technical Aspect of the poem relate to its subject matter. For example, a poem about a man’s last few seconds of life has one less letter on each succeeding line, reflecting his dwindling time and life-force. I do this so that the poem might gain additional meaning and a deeper message than if I simply paired unrelated Technical Aspects and subjects.

      As you read the ensuing 30 Technical Poems, try and keep this in mind: I will offer an explanation for each poem, of course, but don’t limit your understanding to my words alone. Look at each poem, reflect on your original thoughts and your eureka moment as you finally figured out the message.

      Read, meditate, question, and hopefully, create your own.

      Good luck, and welcome, to a whole new world.

      The Quickening

      This is it, the last minute of my life

      No! I'm not ready to die, not like this...

      It wasn't supposed to be like this...

      I was an idiot... I believed the lie

      He told me I would live forever

      Yet I have never been so wrong

      All because of one decision

      Why did we drive that night?

      Why did I drink that night?

      So many things left to do...

      I mean, I'm only nineteen!

      I have so many regrets!

      I regret... everything

      I regret... loving you

      I regret... dreaming

      I regret... too much

      I regret... living

      I have... seconds

      I want to live!

      It's too soon!

      Help me mom!

      I'm afraid!

      Someone,

      Please!

      Mommy,

      Pray

      For

      Me

      I-

      Technical Aspect: Each line has one less letter than the preceding line, starting at 29 letters and ending with 1.

      Explanation: The Quickening was my first Technical Poem, and fittingly, one of the hardest to create. The poem had several re-writes and changes which reflected the difficulty in crafting such a constrained piece of

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