tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post7124993870415931135..comments2023-10-19T10:51:43.826-04:00Comments on Author Amok: Poetry Friday: Celebrity Found PoemsAuthor Amokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-7716722201995222232012-03-12T08:13:30.602-04:002012-03-12T08:13:30.602-04:00Hi, Amy! Let me know how your celebrity found poem...Hi, Amy! Let me know how your celebrity found poem goes. There's something voyeuristic about this exercise, isn't there? Pulling out threads of a person's speech to find the poetry or humor there.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-3030959180301002582012-03-12T07:47:47.832-04:002012-03-12T07:47:47.832-04:00First laughing at the Tom Cruise lines...next reli...First laughing at the Tom Cruise lines...next relieved to have an excuse for some of my lesser reading...finally inspired by your Etta James found poem! Thank you! Found poems usually aren't my favorite, but this take with a person behind the words is neat, and I'm going to give it a whirl! Thank you! a.Amy LVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625469276544426664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-85378417237432264502012-03-11T17:51:02.883-04:002012-03-11T17:51:02.883-04:00Tara -- I think the exercise is good training for ...Tara -- I think the exercise is good training for the ear, similar to journalists using the "telling detail" to express the feel of a place or person in feature writing. Liz -- I'm so glad you had fun with this. I'm off to check out the NY Times article.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-24060546567196806972012-03-11T09:08:34.562-04:002012-03-11T09:08:34.562-04:00I had to give it a try--
This one's based on U...I had to give it a try--<br />This one's based on Umami Dearest, Mark Bittman's column in the New York Times Magazine today. <br /><br /><br />Elemental Flavor<br /><br />There is a strong connection<br />Between soy, salt and bacteria.<br />Each makes use of surplus,<br />Preserves the bounty,<br />Takes time to prepare.<br /><br />You will want to know<br />Which for which,<br />But it’s better to play around.<br />It keeps just about forever,<br />So you can experiment at your leisure.<br /><br />This one's better than all my miserable failures yesterday. I definitely want to try again. <br />Thanks for sharing inspiration.Liz Steinglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614059299412727544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-28141981787911433232012-03-10T16:02:21.587-05:002012-03-10T16:02:21.587-05:00I just read a bunch from The New York Time Found P...I just read a bunch from The New York Time Found Poetry Challenge for students. They were amazing! <br /><br />http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/01/our-second-annual-found-poem-challenge/<br /><br />Yes, I think the repetition and cadence of the Etta James poem make it work.Liz Steinglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614059299412727544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-52958794917224086862012-03-10T14:47:01.685-05:002012-03-10T14:47:01.685-05:00Hee! I am surprised, and I love your idea that su...Hee! I am surprised, and I love your idea that such poems are like portraits. I wonder if it works best when you don't know who is portrayed until the end, or if it can often work as well to know during the course of the poem, as with yours about Etta. That last line is fabulous!<br /><br />Thanks for Thursday and my "formal" scarf...Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902158336083356337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-42099628189213780322012-03-10T12:05:12.193-05:002012-03-10T12:05:12.193-05:00Cool...but (as you say) this takes a bit of practi...Cool...but (as you say) this takes a bit of practice and work. I loved your Etta james poem, though - what a voice and what a life. I was just listening to an old CD in the car the other day and enjoying it so much.Tarahttp://tmsteach.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-62234777503997636512012-03-10T06:26:21.952-05:002012-03-10T06:26:21.952-05:00Hi, Liz. There is definitely an art to it. I tend ...Hi, Liz. There is definitely an art to it. I tend to prefer the found poems that compile key phrases from the source material. I think both of these poems work because they capture speech patterns and personality.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-67552678154300537782012-03-09T20:21:33.993-05:002012-03-09T20:21:33.993-05:00Very intriguing. And I've never really been th...Very intriguing. And I've never really been that interested in found poetry before. I'll definitely have to give it a try. Thanks for sharing.Liz Steinglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614059299412727544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-91633902289134367452012-03-09T11:39:14.154-05:002012-03-09T11:39:14.154-05:00I hope you do, Tabatha. Maybe the person we choose...I hope you do, Tabatha. Maybe the person we choose for our poem says as much as the words themselves -- or it's a balance between the two. (I admit, I thought for a minute about doing a Kim Kardashian celebrity found poem.)Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-78921054388035274932012-03-09T09:31:07.077-05:002012-03-09T09:31:07.077-05:00How fun! I like your poem. :-) Thanks for this in...How fun! I like your poem. :-) Thanks for this inspiring post! Makes me want to try to write/find some.Tabathanoreply@blogger.com