The Art of Flash Fiction

The Art of Flash Fiction

"Asbestos Gloves": Poetic Forms & Devices in Flash Part One - The Sestina Flash

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Kathy Fish
May 25, 2026
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“Formalism was part of [my] strategy—like asbestos gloves, it allowed me to handle materials I couldn’t pick up bare-handed.”—Adrienne Rich, Arts of the Possible

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