#dictionarypoetry

[drunkeninsomniacpsycho]

death dɛθ/

1. The realisation that any death is better than living half a life had weighed you down for quite some time

2. You trawl the graveyard at midnight, wisps of your long blonde hair and the lingering spirits of the dead mingle with your shallow breaths

3. The bravest thing I ever did was leap into the abyss

[drunkeninsomniacpsycho]

pathetic pəˈθɛtɪk/

1. He smiles at you and even though he broke your heart, you can feel the pieces jumping at this attention

2. They ripped off your wings and cast them aside, the scars etched deep into your back but even deeper into your heart

3. Even with bloody teeth you sing her praises

[100daysoffoundpoetry-blog]

<< 005/100 >> Found within the definitions of encore and encounter. In honor of my weekend at @lucidityfestival for @heart_activation_project 30th! #100daysoffoundpoetry #the100dayproject #wordsmatter #dictionary #dictionarypoetry #websterismyhomeboy #festival #livemusic #throbbingbass

[100daysoffoundpoetry-blog]

<< 04/100 >> Found within the definition of: draw #100daysoffoundpoetry #dictionarypoetry #dictionary #wordsmatter #websterismyhomeboy #the100dayproject

[100daysoffoundpoetry-blog]

<< 03/100 >> Found within the definitions of: dictate, dictation, dictator, and dictatorship #100daysoffoundpoetry #wordsmatter #dictionary #dictionarypoetry #riseup #resist #webelongtoeachother

[100daysoffoundpoetry-blog]

001/100 Found within the definitions of: lip, lipstick, liquefy, and liquor #100daysoffoundpoetry #dictionary #dictionarypoetry #wordsmatter #wordsofwisdom #websterismyhomeboy

[100daysoffoundpoetry-blog]

Art doesn't always have to be something made, it can be something found. Artistry and inspiration exist in almost any "thing" if we slow down and pay attention. My project is an act of creative observation, a slowing down of all the words swirling around me, all of the time. Maybe it's our fast paced constant communication channels that are responsible for replacing my love for words with emojis (guilty) or absorbing 24-hour news cycles that use words like weapons, but I am yearning for some perennial truths. I have a current aversion to rhetoric and cynicism. I really want to focus on words that matter, words that are true, and I want to honor them in a creative way. Where did I find the simple truth of things? A dictionary. In my opinion the dictionary is a work of art. A perfect blend of fact, creativity, inspiration, and history. The words we choose matter, so for 100 days I'm going to carry a pocket dictionary (I bought it at a Goodwill for $1) and scan the pages for one piece of #foundpoetry within the dictionary every day. #100daysoffoundpoetry #the100dayproject #wordsmatter #websterismyhomeboy #dictionarypoetry #dictionary #wordsofwisdom

[dictionary-com-com]

Eat

Chew and swallow is eat.

(”What’s eatin’, chicken?”)

(”What’s shakin’, eaten?”)