Hoo boy! So I’m taking this poetry class thing from WordPress, and today’s assignment was to create a “found poem.”
The description of a found poem was given thusly:
A found poem is composed of words and letters you’ve collected — randomly or not — from other sources, whether printed, handwritten, or digital, and then (re)arranged into something meaningful.
Well… I found something alright, but I don’t know if it would qualify as poetry. Perhaps my source of these collected phrases was a determining factor in how this would go. A Trader Joe’s monthly flyer can be pretty random even before you start cutting and pasting.
The good news: I kept it short. I think my found poem would have perhaps been better off remaining lost. Oh, and there was a suggested theme (face), and a poetry device (chiasmus). I didn’t even attempt to throw those in. All for the best, I think.
Here goes:
Oh, wait! Did they say “meaningful?”
Your poem could definitely be meaningful. I imagined a guy “pumpkin” trying to get a date with a girl pumpkin… who happens to be into other girl pumpkins. (Pumpkin is in quotes because I honestly imagined humans. Sorry.) I think it could easily capture the experience of people who are faced with unwanted attention as well as people who are rejected. It may be a brief moment, bit the emotion and the memories can last. And because the poem is about pumpkins and not people, I think it also reminds us all not to take ourselves too seriously. I loved it!
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Thank you!
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You’re welcome.
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That’s magic. I think you nailed it!
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Thanks, tnkerr!
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Awesome!
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Thanks!
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Yes!! I love this! Incredibly simple.
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Thank you! Glad you liked it!
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Quite quirky and unique 🙂
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Yes, “unique” pretty well sums it up. Thanks for commenting.
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You’re welcome 🙂
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I really enjoyed that. This assignment seemed hard to me. You make it look like fun!
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Thank you! But I only took on one element of the assignment. I’d still be struggling if I tried to fit it all together.
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This is great 😀
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Thank you.
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