CONCEPTUAL POEM #1: The Miles Davis Quintet

Two people stand up suddenly and begin to debate the relative merits of the 1950s and 1960s Miles Davis Quintets. The debate is over when each has convinced the other, so that the original advocate of the 1950s Quintet is now convinced of the superiority of the 1960s Quintet, and vice-versa.



CONCEPTUAL POEM #2: Against Yvor Winters as Such

A woman stands up and denounces Winters' malign influence on American Literature. She may not mention Winters' name, however, and must present her argument in wholly metaphorical terms.