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Aram Saroyan

(b.1943) is an American poet, novelist, biographer, memoirist and playwright, who is especially known for his minimalist poetry, famous examples of which include the one-word poem

lighght

and a one-letter poem

In 2007, several previous collections of his work has been reissued together as Complete Minimal Poems.

Here are some of my favorites from the book:

something moving in the garden a cat

an oyster can't read this

Poem Recognizing Someone in the Street

e   y   ?   h e   ?   h   e h   e   y   !

(the one in the background)

night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night night