PopPoetry x THE POEMING: Found Poetry, Sookie Stackhouse, and Excavating Meaning
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The ritual of making found poetry every dang day in the month of October has been a scaffold for me in these strange times. I used to shy away from 30/30-type projects that forced artists to prioritize quantity, but having engaged in four or five such projects in the last two years has revitalized my work and given me a greater sense of what I’m capable of. It goes without saying that they’re not all winners! But turning the faucet on every day, so to speak, keeps the water clear.
Though I didn’t plan on it, this project also became very visual, crafty, and hands-on in a way that, as a writer, feels like a meaningful foray. In times of trouble, making physical objects has always been a balm, and working with various media like watercolor, ink, tape, glitter, and even soil has been so liberating.
I make take these down if I intend to send them out or use them elsewhere, or I might let this Tumblr live on as a memorial to this bizarre and fun project. For now, enjoy!
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