I made these for a swap on another site. They all feel a little melancholy to me. I think a lot of 2020 was melancholy These are all found poetry where I pieced together text from different books. They don’t rhyme in the typical poetic melody but they are poetic in an abstract way.
“Dreadful Exit” September 2020 - Masterboard background and elements, sticker, metal embellishments, and text. Poem reads “There is an exit / which leads on to / a dreadful fate”
“Reconstruction Interrupted” September 2020 - Masterboard background, black paper with silver ink, stickers, and text. Poem reads “many will have / schemes of reconstruction / sadly interrupted / constantly haunted”
“Longing to Belong” October 2020 - Masterboard background, stickers, and text with some blacked out. Poem reads “fear had kept her from turning / it was in front of her eyes, / She thought she was more / than she was / She did not belong here.”
Thanks for looking and reading
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Lynx
(In a world where you can be anything, be kind.)
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I like to cut out phrases as I see them. I run them through my little sticker maker so they are all together and right side up. I usually let them sit for a while before I start playing with how they can be re-arranged I find it easier once the rest of the text is out of site and out of mind.
Black out poetry is fun too, but I find it more challenging. That’s where you take a whole section and black out the extra words… You are more limited but when you find something that works its pretty awesome.
These are all found poetry where I pieced together text from different books. They don’t rhyme in the typical poetic melody but they are poetic in an abstract way.
I find it easier once the rest of the text is out of site and out of mind.
