a found poem is the poetic equivalent of a collage in visual art Found poetry is when the poet uses language from non-poetic contexts/non- poem sources to create a poem Found poems can adhere to traditional poetic format or even in free verse Found poems may follow a rhyme scheme, a specific meter or syllabic form
Subject “YOU” Arrange phrases or words Set up your narrative and don’t worry about making it poetic yet Re-arrange and tell a different story about yourself, get your poetic muscle working Write your poem on a piece of binder paper
Put away your clipping in your envelope Put your draft away in your binder
Arrange your poem according to your draft Play with the poem’s structure Do you want a rhyme scheme? Do you want a metrical beat? Have a conference….or two
Look at your poem for › Line breaks › Spacing › Length of lines
Glue poem to cover of core composition book (gluesticks) With a partner cover with contact paper