rainey tisdale - poetry of objects
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“it suddenly struck me — i the one who loves science, data, facts and reason — that when push comes to shove, it was poetry i could count on. poetry knew where hope lived and could elicit that lump in the throat that reminds me it’s all worth it. science couldn’t do that.”—ecologist betsy macwhinney
the possibility of object poetryefferent vs. transcendent experiences
ian westcott via flickr
rhyming objects
objects + emotionthe toaster of vindicationmuseum of broken relationships
“”when i moved out, and across the country, i took the toaster. that'll show you. how are you going to toast anything now?"
personal objects
art-o-mancy
the practice of object poetry
write poetry about objects
i miss the darkness.
“trade my bologna for your chocolate chip cookies?” he asked. no way, dude.
dear david hasselhoff: my #fannypack is cooler than yours.
i am not broken. i am changed.
the ritual of it leaves me purified. life is measured in spoonfuls, the whistle of the teapot is my belfry chime.
we are strange creatures: we make things harder than they need to be.
object haikushaiku structureline 1: 5 syllablesline 2: 7 syllablesline 3: 5 syllables
boston museum of fine art collection, 1976.361
it is so daintywaving quickly in the winduntil it snaps shut
“once you have words on the page, they make love to one another. they pair. they do strange things.”
—poet charles simic
make new combinations
use interesting objects
most common words that appear in poemsby nilofer neubert
blood. pain. love. sky. pain. love. love. pain. love. stars. stars. stars. bleeding. pain. love. waves. pain. love. past. pain. love. ocean. ocean. ocean. heart. pain. love.trees. pain. love. numb. pain. love. dream. dream. dream.love. love. love.love. love. love.love. love. love. love. love. love.
active collections
activecollections.org
photo by linda norris
object name: top hatobject type: Hatsdate made: mid 19th centurymaker: davis, j. y.physical description: silk (overall material)measurements: overall: 7 in x 10 3/8 in x 12 inplace made: united states: district of columbia, washingtonaccession number: 38912catalog number: 9321
create object records that encourage poetry
“poems are not words, after all, but fires for the cold, ropes let down to the lost, something as necessary as bread in the pockets of the hungry.”
—mary oliver