Found Poetry

Finding Text
Books, magazines, brochures
Street Signs
Posters
Advertisements/Billboards

Putting it Together
Gather the lines or words first.
Create a list.
Write on smaller pieces of paper.

Cite your source

Next to your line (or on the piece of paper) write the
name of the source (book, magazine, brochure) and the
page number.

Organize the lines to create your poem.

Keep figurative language in mind.
Are any of the lines examples?
Can you create figurative language from the lines you
have?

Your Found Poem

Source?
Choose a theme:
Friendship, love, anger, conflict, humour.

10 lines minimum.
Citing your source:
Title
Page numbers.
Where you found the text.