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August 3, 2024

Syllabically rhythmic summary of my time in Amsterdam

A collection of micro-stories written in a 5-7-5, haiku-like, meter

I originally wrote this for my Typographic Timeline, as compressed of an overview of my career onto two A4—letter-ish sized—pages. It's a complex artifact that received praise in design by the type designer but has proven too much for general job applications.

One of my proudest parts of the timeline is its poetry. I chose the haiku-like style because it forced an extremely succinct structure where my spoken words & stories were nothing but.

This is the poem in a focused form, without headers as context. I find it still holds up without the additional context.

I'm also still inspired from yesterday's event. Someone shared they had shared their poetry as a new thing they never expected. I thought that sounded fun. So:

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