Friday, August 21, 2009

Found Poetry Friday

Found! On a student center bulletin board. McDaniel College, July, 2009. Here's a poem I'm calling "Littleblack Cat":
The layout and fonts were the first thing to catch my eye on this bulletin board post. Then the catchy rhythm of "little black/cat." And the details! Wow. But what I love most -- I guess what makes any found poem -- is what's unsaid. Have a happy Poetry Friday, everyone. You'll find more poetic treasures at the Boy Reader.
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8 comments:

  1. jamaAugust 21, 2009 at 11:11 AM

    Aw, this is sweet. I love the lowercase type -- and the fact that REWARD stands out :).

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  2. Author AmokAugust 21, 2009 at 12:19 PM

    Cute, right? My favorite line is "no teeth."

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  3. Barbara H.August 21, 2009 at 3:41 PM

    I love how it is laid out with the different sized fonts. Very creative! I hope the little black cat was found.

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  4. Author AmokAugust 21, 2009 at 4:43 PM

    Barbara -- I agree. The ragged left justification gives it shape & somehow adds to the emotion. You have to hope that little toothless kitty survived!

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  5. MarjorieAugust 21, 2009 at 8:02 PM

    No teeth :-(

    I hope they found their cat. We just got our little black cat last week and I've posted about her in my Poetry Friday post!

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  6. Author AmokAugust 22, 2009 at 7:42 AM

    Marjorie -- I'll have to check out your post. So glad you got your little kitty back. We lost one several years ago and my son's still hurting over it.

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  7. laurasalasAugust 27, 2009 at 7:58 AM

    Sweet! Sure hope they got their kitty back--fingers crossed!

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  8. AnonymousFebruary 14, 2012 at 5:12 PM

    i <3 this cute lil poem! on another not, hope kitty was found... :')

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