What is Prose poem?
A '''prose poem''' is a kind of [[Lyric poetry|lyric]] [[poetry]] that uses [[sentence | sentences]] and [[paragraph | paragraphs]], not the usual lines and [[Stanza|stanzas]] of an ordinary poem. It is usually short.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Caws|first=M. A.|date=2017|title=Prose Poem|url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780190681173.001.0001/acref-9780190681173-e-0898?rskey=xxWYMG&result=4|access-date=January 7, 2023|website=Oxford Reference - The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics (4 ed.)}}</ref> The language within the paragraph may have some qualities of ordinary poetry, such as [[Figure of speech|figures of speech]], [[Repetition|repetitions]], [[rhythm]], and even [[rhyme]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Poets|first=Academy of American|title=Prose Poem {{!}} Academy of American Poets|url=https://poets.org/glossary/prose-poem|access-date=2023-01-07|website=poets.org}}</ref> Often a prose poem will contain [[Dream|dream-like]] thoughts or ideas that do not seem to be [[Rationality|rational]]. [[Emotion|Emotions]] may be only hinted at or quickly cut off.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Caws|first=M. A.|date=2017|title=Prose Poem|url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780190681173.001.0001/acref-9780190681173-e-0898?rskey=xxWYMG&result=4|access-date=January 7, 2023|website=Oxford Reference - The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics (4 ed.)}}</ref> The term ''prose poem'' is an [[oxymoron]] because ''poetry'' is often defined as language that is ''not prose.''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Caws|first=M A.|date=2017|title=Prose Poem|url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780190681173.001.0001/acref-9780190681173-e-0898?rskey=xxWYMG&result=4|access-date=January 7, 2023|website=Oxford Reference - The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics (4 ed.)}}</ref> Prose poetry probably began in [[Asia]], in [[17th century]] [[Japan]] with the work of [[Matsuo Basho|Matsua Bashō]]. He created a form called [[haibun]] that combined [[haiku]] with prose.<ref>{{Cite web|last