Steve Kowit: Poetry Glossary

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Steve Kowit: Poetry Glossary

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existentialism

a philosophical movement which promotes the idea that every person is alone on this world

offbeat

original and unusual

iconoclastic

free-thinking and innovational

spontaneous

doing something in the spur of the moment, without having a fixed plan

compelling

convincing, without any doubt

nourishment

food and drink which are paramount for a person's survival

psychic

someone who has the power to communicate with the dead

beckoning

inviting someone to take part in an event or action

cremation

burring a body as a part of a funeral ritual

carcass

the body of a dead animal

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