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Found Poems
Using text to create something new, powerful, and beautiful
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Blackout Sample
http://www.drewmyron.com/uploaded_images/blackoutbookpoem1-748305.jpg
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Cutout Sample
http://kennedym.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/found-poem.jpg
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Wikipedia Definition
• Found poetry is a type of poetry created by taking words, phrases, and sometimes whole passages from other sources and reframing them as [Cutout] poetry by making changes in spacing and/or lines (and consequently meaning), OR by altering the text by additions and/or deletions [Blackout].
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Your Task
• Create a Found Poem [Blackout style] using a page of text from the book you are reading.
• Select the words of your poems and artistically black out the surrounding words.
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Your Task
• Construct your poem so that it accomplishes some purpose in reflecting the story it came from:– Character Analysis– Theme – Conflict– Issue– Setting
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Your Task
• You must choose between 10 and 20 words or phrases to use for your poem
• Artwork should enhance the meaning of the poem you have “found”
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Sample Page
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