Found Poems

Found poems are so cool!! Basically you try to find a theme in any piece of literature and extract words or phrases from the literature to back the theme. Then you put all of the words and phrases together in any order to make a poem about the theme. The literature can include anything from a chapter in a book, a letter, a toothbrush package, etc. etc.... The list could get very long. The first found poem that I made was an assignment for my AP Lit class. I had to come up with a theme from The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. Never ever read that book. I did do one on my own, though.

FACE WASH

<>Patented!—

Soap-free

Thoroughly lifts

Measures up

No residue

<>Shine!—

Cleanser

Light-lathering

Velvety-smooth

Natural matte

<>Green!—

Rosemary

Flower

Sage

Chamomile

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…massage gently…

<>Comments?


That came from Biore (trademark) Pore Perfect (trademark) cream cleanser (no trademark...) The poems are so fun to create!! (When it's not for an assignment) Try it sometime.