{"id":1001,"date":"2020-05-27T18:02:58","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T18:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/writers-house-review\/?page_id=1001"},"modified":"2020-08-23T20:35:12","modified_gmt":"2020-08-23T20:35:12","slug":"ars-poetica","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/writers-house-review\/whr-volume-1\/ars-poetica\/","title":{"rendered":"Ars Poetica"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><em>By Rishi Mehta<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When you write<\/p>\n<p>About a cigarette<\/p>\n<p>Roll the paper you use<\/p>\n<p>In your hands<\/p>\n<p>And pack it with tobacco<\/p>\n<p>Careful not to burn yourself.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When you write about a river<\/p>\n<p>Throw the paper<\/p>\n<p>In the water<\/p>\n<p>Careful not to drown.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t delve too far into reality<\/p>\n<p>Lest we shall get lost<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t climb so high into fantasy<\/p>\n<p>Lest we shall lose you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>An Icarus with a quill.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Rishi&#8217;s Bio:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Rishi Mehta graduated Rutgers University in spring 2020 with a degree in Political Science and Creative Writing. 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