sound heavy

He had so much similar rime going on in the poem, I suggested he should ‘echonomize’.

lost count

When I turned back to reread the line, I was surprised to find it had fewer words than I’d remembered.

purity and economy

Nothing on the page had the purity and economy of the whole number tucked away along the lower margin.

emerging market

In the waning days of 2008, with the economy in disarray, venture capitalists were taking a hard look at poetry as a possible growth sector. Now you know things are really getting bad.

command economy

Poetry publishing is a decentralized command economy. Demand is not considered in production.

less is core

For a poet, 'less is core'. If I can't say it in a page, I can't say it.