[H&R] Spam poem - pack of li

[Joseph Gray]

Ah yes, thank you sir.



A Confession
by Hart Seely

Once in a while,
I'm standing here, doing something.
And I think,
"What in the world am I doing here?"
It's a big surprise.

— D.H. Rumsfeld May 16, 2001, interview with the New York Times





On Nov 13, 2007 2:23 PM, stephen parris <cteaghin at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Here are some poets that have done found poetry-
>
>  Hart Seely is pretty popular right now.  He did found poems using text from
> Donald Rumsfeld speeches
>  Charles Reznikoff did some in his book "Testimony" using law reports
>  I haven't read any David Antin, but I hear he has published a few.
>
>  Ezra Pound and T.S. Eliot would both use snippets of found stuff- not as
> hard core as using nothing but found stuff.
>
>  And- there are a LOT of spam poetry writers to be found on the internets.
>
>  Found poetry is often done in poetry classes as a creative exercise, so I
> would guess that most modern poets have done a few at some point.
>
>  Not necessarily found poetry, but Bill Knott and Charles Simic are my
> favorite guys right now.  I believe I told you (Joe) that you would like
> Bill Knott, and used the word "acerbic" at some point during the
> conversation.
>
>
>  Word.
>
> -Steve
>
>
>  ________________________________
>
>  > Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:56:54 -0800
> > From: josephgray at grauwald.com
> > To: hrac at grauwald.com
> > Subject: Re: [H&R] Spam poem - pack of lie
> >
> > Gosh Stephen, that's as beautiful as the morning dew.
> >
> > Hey, who were those found poetry poets you were talking about?
> >
> >
> >
> > On Nov 13, 2007 11:53 AM, stephen parris <cteaghin at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > A Pack of Lies
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > A prosperous future,
> > >
> > > money earning power,
> > >
> > > and the Admiration of all.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Degrees from an Established, Prestigious, Leading Institution.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Your Degree will show exactly what you really can do.
> > >
> > > Get the Job,
> > >
> > > Promotion,
> > >
> > > Business Opportunity
> > >
> > > and Social Advancement you Desire!
> > >
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