<![CDATA[The Rest is Literature: Verset for the Day]]>https://www.therestisliterature.com/s/verset-for-the-dayhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!PqFM!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcfe76cbf-7648-4265-adad-0e5627e98645_726x726.pngThe Rest is Literature: Verset for the Dayhttps://www.therestisliterature.com/s/verset-for-the-daySubstackFri, 17 Jul 2026 21:15:32 GMT<![CDATA[Verset for the Day]]>https://www.therestisliterature.com/p/verset-for-the-day-be5https://www.therestisliterature.com/p/verset-for-the-day-be5Sun, 05 Jul 2026 10:58:18 GMTAround Christmas I decided to try to write one poem or prose poem per day. ‘Verset for the Day’ is meant to be an original phrase to distinguish the endeavour from the many ‘Poem of the Day’ pages that already exist. The word ‘verset’ has been used in several senses, but I’m using it simply to refer to ‘A little or short verse’ (OED). Little or short, and also occasional, which is quite a liberating way to write. I’ve been posting them as notes formatted as code, because that’s the only way to insert a line break without a space. I quite like the typewriter effect. Here’s a selection from the fourth fifty. Please share with people who like little or short verses.

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]]><![CDATA[Verset for the Day]]>https://www.therestisliterature.com/p/verset-for-the-day-ed5https://www.therestisliterature.com/p/verset-for-the-day-ed5Sat, 16 May 2026 09:59:27 GMTAround Christmas I decided to try to write one poem or prose poem per day. ‘Verset for the Day’ is meant to be an original phrase to distinguish the endeavour from the many ‘Poem of the Day’ pages that already exist. The word ‘verset’ has been used in several senses, but I’m using it simply to refer to ‘A little or short verse’ (OED). Little or short, and also occasional, which is quite a liberating way to write. I’ve been posting them as notes formatted as code, because that’s the only way to insert a line break without a space. I quite like the typewriter effect. Here’s a selection from the third fifty. Please share with people who like little or short verses.

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]]><![CDATA[Verset for the Day]]>https://www.therestisliterature.com/p/verset-for-the-day-766https://www.therestisliterature.com/p/verset-for-the-day-766Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:43:49 GMTAround Christmas I decided to try to write one poem or prose poem per day. ‘Verset for the Day’ is meant to be an original phrase to distinguish the endeavour from the many ‘Poem of the Day’ pages that already exist. The word ‘verset’ has been used in several senses, but I’m using it simply to refer to ‘A little or short verse’ (OED). Little or short, and also occasional, which is quite a liberating way to write. I’ve been posting them as notes formatted as code, because that’s the only way to insert a line break without a space. I quite like the typewriter effect. Here’s a selection from the second fifty. Please share with people who like little or short verses.

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]]><![CDATA[Verset for the Day]]>https://www.therestisliterature.com/p/verset-for-the-dayhttps://www.therestisliterature.com/p/verset-for-the-dayFri, 06 Mar 2026 20:29:26 GMTAround Christmas I decided to try to write one poem or prose poem per day. ‘Verset for the Day’ is meant to be an original phrase to distinguish the endeavour from the many ‘Poem of the Day’ pages that already exist. The word ‘verset’ has been used in several senses, but I’m using it simply to refer to ‘A little or short verse’ (OED). Little or short, and also occasional, which is quite a liberating way to write. I’ve been posting them as notes formatted as code, because that’s the only way to insert a line break without a space. I quite like the typewriter effect. Here’s a selection from the first fifty. Please share with people who like little or short verses.

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