Montly Poetry Challenge:: Cut-Up

Write a poem, of any length and subject matter and print it out (disregard the last part if you write your pieces on a notebook or whatever). Next cut out every word individually. After you've done that rearrange the resulting pieces into an entirely new poem, randomly if possible, experimenting with different phrases, line lengths, and juxtapositions to see what you can come up with...and most importantly get creative. As is the case with all challenges, if you feel the need for feedback don't hesitate to post it up in Poet's Corner when your done.

Nobody?

This is a pretty well known technique; popularized by Allen Ginsberg and also used for song writing purposes by some notable musicians like Nirvana.

Sounds time consuming but I'll give it a go..

Well it is a 'challenge' but,

you could also just use a poem that you've already written or posted. :)

Word i thought about just doing that^
but they're too long for this.

which is a crazy challenge btw
i cant think of a way to change around
the words to make it make sense, without
giving the same message as the previous..
damn mantra haha

The raindrops sing,
With the rythm of thunder
As the subtle melody of lightning,
Tap dances through the atmosphere
Creating the perfect collaboration of flow
-A song by nature.

Think you could?

Yeah I like it, I want to do one too but I haven't found the time.

And it doesn't have to necessarily make perfect sense. You might be over-thinking it and may be better to just randomize it and then edit out some of the extraneous stuff i.e. the, and, to, I, etc.

You could also use a text other than a poem, like a news paper article for example. Go through and read it, writing down all the interesting words. Then either arrange them randomly/purposely to make your poem.

good thimg i looked in here
this seems very interesting
can i do this with haikus?
its the only poetry im writing now

I thought about it, but it's really not enough to work with...having only a few words doesn't allow for many different arrangements. You're better off doing or using something more lengthy. There's just more possibilities and room to maneuver.

And even if you are only writing haiku, you can go the other route I suggested by using a newspaper or a magazine article rather than using your own poem. Just read through it and circle or write down any interesting words you see and then use them as your word bank.

im gonna work on this soon

Ima do it with my next piece lol post it as written then with words re aranged its ok mantra i know you dont beleive me but watch n see

I don't believe any of you fuckers, lol. A few others are supposedly going to do one too, but I'm not holding my breath. :o

Whatyousay?

Supposedly, one
to not believe you fuckers
others, don't hold breath

Guess where I got them words from:noor:

Good. Now do an actual poem. :)

I write all my shit on an itouch....

Okay, then take a poem or whatever and make a list of all the words you used then go from there...you rich fuck -_-

Wouldn't it be sorta cheatin if we just wrote a whole new non sensual poem??? With big amphibious words??? Lol

dead @ amphibious words. Do you mean ambiguous words?

But yeah that's pretty much the point. It can make sense or not. It's not a requisite that it be grammatically or technically correct. The idea is to experiment, to play with and create new phrases and juxtapositions you may not have ever considered via typical means of poem construction.

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Originally Posted by Mantra

dead @ amphibious words. Do you mean ambiguous words?

But yeah that's pretty much the point. It can make sense or not. It's not a requisite that it be grammatically or technically correct. The idea is to experiment, to play with and create new phrases and juxtapositions you may not have ever considered via typical means of poem construction.

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Lmao

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Originally Posted by Mantra

dead @ amphibious words. Do you mean ambiguous words?

But yeah that's pretty much the point. It can make sense or not. It's not a requisite that it be grammatically or technically correct. The idea is to experiment, to play with and create new phrases and juxtapositions you may not have ever considered via typical means of poem construction.

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ohh shit...ama do this by the end of the week....so it doesnt need to make sense huh?