tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post8942228840613465957..comments2024-03-29T10:42:49.480-04:00Comments on The Miss Rumphius Effect: Poetry Seven Write Found PoemsTriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-9909204273677531842015-09-05T18:29:28.216-04:002015-09-05T18:29:28.216-04:00Interesting to see how the tone varies, with the c...Interesting to see how the tone varies, with the change of the source. The first two are drift and dreamy - old worldly, the third more abrupt/colloquial. Good to see your play with found poetry - even if you're still undecided. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-29344751064898206672015-09-05T17:49:16.084-04:002015-09-05T17:49:16.084-04:00They do indeed work both separately, and as a whol...They do indeed work both separately, and as a whole story! Bravo!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-24493737088550916482015-09-05T14:22:57.871-04:002015-09-05T14:22:57.871-04:00Wonderful!Wonderful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-82533617736857725532015-09-04T12:59:14.339-04:002015-09-04T12:59:14.339-04:00Haha! Monkish recipe becomes call to roll in the ...Haha! Monkish recipe becomes call to roll in the hay. (Pun intended?) Me thinks you could devise a cookbook of such recipes and make a killing....<br /><br />I just love how you've pulled out phrases that fit together so well, and yet also, bump into each other just enough to draw out new meanings. AND to make the three of them a story---you get the Salvage Sister crown this month, my dear!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225998457253574928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-47457035404901907412015-09-04T10:19:50.011-04:002015-09-04T10:19:50.011-04:00Tanita, I've never written a found poem (thoug...Tanita, I've never written a found poem (though I have written a cento or two using book titles), and I'm not sure I'll do it again. I did enjoy the challenge. The source materials simply became a set of words I had to choose from. Once I told myself I had to keep them to the order they appeared in, "writing" a poem felt a lot like a puzzle. <br /><br />I do feel these are aTriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-50738898012939238132015-09-04T10:14:54.481-04:002015-09-04T10:14:54.481-04:00Now, a STORY might have worked better for me... or...Now, a STORY might have worked better for me... or maybe not.<br />I think my biggest issue with found poems is that they remind me so much of Mad Libs... they can feel either really disjointed, or suddenly snap into place. I don't think I ever got to the "snap," but -- it was a worthy form to pit ourselves against!tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-22889919618662393162015-09-04T09:40:35.301-04:002015-09-04T09:40:35.301-04:00Love the way you made this a story! "breath a...Love the way you made this a story! "breath and steam" -- beautiful, Tricia!laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-15844010572234013732015-09-04T07:16:45.304-04:002015-09-04T07:16:45.304-04:00Interesting to see the connections. I never know h...Interesting to see the connections. I never know how much is really mine when I do a found poem, so I rarely do them.Donna Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13738281869266957726noreply@blogger.com