We All Love Her

We All Love Her*

by C. Charles Bley

is She a leader

her high sense of inspire

Her great control

always — never expected

for She was sure

of one thing

not lost to the moment

She indeed

She always goes rain

coats and sun-glasses

Out in the streets The girl

from the country

happiness voice

from love arises

Her Truth

*The full article "We All Love Her" originally appeared 5.13.2013 on the website Rodong Sinmun. Title of article and name of publication are used here without permission.

This project, 소거법 (Elimination), is defined by the application of poetic erasure to text from North Korean government "news sources" - with whose worldview the resulting poems are intended to clash, in their own small way.
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Planned Fascist Outrage on Reunification Movement

Planned Fascist Outrage on Reunification Movement*

by C. Charles Bley

a disbanding offence

striving independence

this National flesh.

vicious activities

entirely reflect

the present desperate

repressing Republic

and existence.

criminal eliminated

precious down facing

beyond the extreme

confrontation,

with no dignity

the human left intact

will be turned into

a movement.




*The full article "Planned Fascist Outrage on Reunification Movement" originally appeared 5.11.2013 on the website Rodong Sinmun. Title of article and name of publication are used here without permission.

This project, 소거법 (Elimination), is defined by the application of poetic erasure to text from North Korean government "news sources" - with whose worldview the resulting poems are intended to clash, in their own small way.
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Rungna Dolphinarium

Rungna Dolphinarium*

by C. Charles Bley

last year

a sea animal

all spotted and old

swimming Life

beyond ordinary in fabulous

impossibility

wise warm seawater

was enough

his lifetime alone

arising in a sea Seeing

as if splendid

the world unthinkable apart from The center




*The full article "Rungna Dolphinarium" originally appeared 5.6.2013 on the website Rodong Sinmun. Title of article and name of publication are used here without permission.

This project, 소거법 (Elimination), is defined by the application of poetic erasure to text from North Korean government "news sources" - with whose worldview the resulting poems are intended to clash, in their own small way.
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Azalea

Azalea*

by C. Charles Bley

years ago The village

was proclaimed a playground,

celebrations soon as people's

guns echoed through the air.

and that was followed by a

speech. It reached time

and appeared Azalea.

Azalea, Azalea, every joy and hope

now trampled under jackboots.

Every last part

She,

arousing,

the struggle a ray.




*The full article "Azalea" originally appeared 5.2.2013 on the website Rodong Sinmun. Title of article and name of publication are used here without permission.

This project, 소거법 (Elimination), is defined by the application of poetic erasure to text from North Korean government "news sources" - with whose worldview the resulting poems are intended to clash, in their own small way.
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Floral Tribute Paid to Martyrs

Floral Tribute Paid to Martyrs*

by C. Charles Bley

statues of monuments

of cemeteries and graves

across-laying bodies

and people of life

and the name of bodies

flowers also fallen

the moment's silence

in memory




*The full article "Floral Tribute Paid to Martyrs" originally appeared 4.27.2013 on the website Rodong Sinmun. Title of article and name of publication are used here without permission.

This project, 소거법 (Elimination), is defined by the application of poetic erasure to text from North Korean government "news sources" - with whose worldview the resulting poems are intended to clash, in their own small way.
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First and Foremost Task of Soldier

First and Foremost Task of Soldier*

by C. Charles Bley

On occasion men are

deeper minds

in all our great lofty

capacity

every road

will He the secret

road end

from the stormed position

struck

twinkling

engulfed the seeing

surprised firm as day

we in the forests equal

as we see

*The full article "First and Foremost Task of Soldier" originally appeared 4.24.2013 on the website Rodong Sinmun. Title of article and name of publication are used here without permission.

This project, 소거법 (Elimination), is defined by the application of poetic erasure to text from North Korean government "news sources" - with whose worldview the resulting poems are intended to clash, in their own small way.
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An Instant That Saw Heroism

An Instant That Saw Heroism*

by C. Charles Bley

crossing over

men under a

downhill moment a

big rock,

flew stopped

fell

unconscious.

where It came to

words and lives,

the fight would

always come.

not stone,

rather a man,

gun his body.

*The full article "An Instant That Saw Heroism" originally appeared 4.19.2013 on the website Rodong Sinmun. Title of article and name of publication are used here without permission.

This project, 소거법 (Elimination), is defined by the application of poetic erasure to text from North Korean government "news sources" - with whose worldview the resulting poems are intended to clash, in their own small way.
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CPRK Secretariat Issues Information Bulletin No. 1030

CPRK Secretariat Issues Information Bulletin No. 1030*

by C. Charles Bley

1. The Secretariat

            the Committee

Peaceful Korea

            bulletin No. 1030

2. the warmongers

            the strategy  

a test

            an all-out war

3. the Peninsula

            the days

the forces

            the massive end

4. the puppet  

            the Line

the serious attack

            a fever

5. a puppy

            a tiger

The leader

            the system

6. the movement

            The light

the land

            the ashes

7. The wild

             the merciless

the people

            the great justice

*The full article "CPRK Secretariat Issues Information Bulletin No. 1030" originally appeared 4.15.2013 on the website Rodong Sinmun. Title of article and name of publication are used here without permission.

This project, 소거법 (Elimination), is defined by the application of poetic erasure to text from North Korean government "news sources" - with whose worldview the resulting poems are intended to clash, in their own small way.
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Talented Foresight, Great Fruition

Talented Foresight, Great Fruition*

by C. Charles Bley

since fortune provided for courage and

a self-reliant pivot We look deep

memory might mind this powerful strength

to the staged and intensified future

we would resolutely smashing make a

structure of ideas armed with mighty

unbreakable unity.

                               A people

live and the spirit shines its wild advance

saying and doing all it wants opens

up bright future forever all around.

*The full article "Talented Foresight, Great Fruition" originally appeared 4.9.2013 on the website Rodong Sinmun. Title of article and name of publication are used here without permission.

This project, 소거법 (Elimination), is defined by the application of poetic erasure to text from North Korean government "news sources" - with whose worldview the resulting poems are intended to clash, in their own small way.
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Absurd Human Rights Plot

Absurd Human Rights Plot*

by C. Charles Bley

human rights

the north place

the passing failed

upon an opposition

making to meeting to

malignant turned into a

brazenfaced ill fault mostly

and people's living living hell

devoid entitled vociferate They

schemed to be stern human to hurt

*The full article "Absurd Human Rights Plot" originally appeared 4.8.2013 on the website Rodong Sinmun. Title of article and name of publication are used here without permission.

This project, 소거법 (Elimination), is defined by the application of poetic erasure to text from North Korean government "news sources" - with whose worldview the resulting poems are intended to clash, in their own small way.
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