[derek fenton]

A bit of fun I wrote many years ago. Can I post it here?

THANK GOD I LOST IT

I found a found poem and then lost it,,,,
Once I found I had lost it, I lost it,
for I thought with it I might just find fame
I might just have found a poetic name,

but as soon as I found it I tossed it
not caring that I hadn’t embossed it
for I realised it was not the same
as a poem popping out of my brain!

[Jim Moonan]

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Hi Derek, This is not found poetry. This appears to be a poem about a poem you wrote once and then found it.

This is a definition of found poetry.

The found poem I started the thread with can be heard on the accompanying link at approximately 58:43 at the very end of the webinar.

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[derek fenton]

Hi Jim,
Thanks for the comment.
There is no actual poem, only a fiticious 'found' one in the accepted definition of the term which was found by the narrator after he had lost it.
The narrator asks the question whether found poetry has the same worth as other poetry. I was being ironic and can see the worth in found poetry as well all other types. I am sceptical about many modern trends in poetry, but learn much from all the learned Spherians here.

[Jim Moonan]

Originally Posted by derek fenton

Hi Jim,
Thanks for the comment.
There is no actual poem, only a fiticious 'found' one in the accepted definition of the term which was found by the narrator after he had lost it.
The narrator asks the question whether found poetry has the same worth as other poetry. I was being ironic and can see the worth in found poetry as well all other types. I am sceptical about many modern trends in poetry, but learn much from all the learned Spherians here.

Ah! I should have seen that. For that momernt it was lost on me but now I've found it : )


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[derek fenton]

Haha Jim, Thanks for the clever response.
Regards
Derek.

[Jim Moonan]

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This I found buried in the NYT Year In Visual Review:

Stairs are never just stairs.
Each step is a potential stage
screaming for a dance.


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