Space

 Question 9: How much [space] should poetry use? Plenty. Give yourself room. Cramped lined notebooks, forget it. Lavish A4 spaces receive the full force-field. Some Italians write every direction 1metrex1metre. Fold-up in their pocket. American deadbeats set a roll in their typewriter. They needed a computer. You may compose on a fresh document to eternity. Dear Eternity, thankyou for your time. Single-spaced Times New Roman 12 pt. All that comes later. Really you may write over whatever’s available. The serviette, your forearm, seven-storey walls. A recycled ream does no harm. Crossings-out, arrows, side lists of possibilities enhance the overall effect.