They Knew What They Wanted
They all kissed the bride. They all laughed. They came from beyond space. They came by night. They came to a city. They came to blow up America. They came to rob Las Vegas. They dare not love. They died with their boots on. They shoot horses, don’t they? They go boom. They got me covered. They flew alone. They gave him a gun. They just had to get married. They live. They loved life. They live by night. They drive by night. They knew Mr. Knight. They were expendable. They met in Argentina. They met in Bombay. They met in the dark. They might be giants. They made me a fugitive. They made me a criminal. They only kill their masters. They shall have music. They were sisters. They still call me Bruce. They won’t believe me. They won’t forget. by John Ashbery, from London Review of Books and Vanitas This poem was created using found movie titles. Found poems can be a strong creative boost, since results are unexpected and thus take on a magic of their own. I decided to create two found poems with movie titles containing "he" and "she" respectively. It gave me some things to reflect about regarding gender, and also what title I would choose if my life was represented by a movie! REFLECT: Think about and describe how you would like your life story to be summed up, and why. How can you steer your life in that direction? CREATE: Choose any page from a book/newspaper/magazine and create a found poem. Alternatively, try a pool of movie titles/book titles containing a word that you are interested in. MORE THOUGHT FUEL: Read more found poems here at Poets.org. And here are some excellent anthologies: Found Poems Found and Lost: Found Poetry and Visual Poetry
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