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Found poetry
Literary theorists such as Stanley Fish, avant-garde writers like Gertrude Stein, and David Byrne of the Talking Heads have all noted that random concatenations of words can nevertheless convey meaning, or at least--or at most--beauty in the eye of the observer. I found a child's spelling test discarded in the field where I take Milo in the mornings, and thought that the list of words on it (all spelled correctly; no flies on the kids in this neighborhood) were rather evocative. So here is a found poem for you:
Spelling Testwhisper
grave
attack
nursery
master
thunder
blossom
mistake
degree
lounge
Isn't that lovely?
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About Miss Conduct Robin Abrahams writes the weekly "Miss Conduct" column for The Boston Globe Magazine.
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Robin Abrahams writes the weekly "Miss Conduct" column for The Boston Globe Magazine. Robin, who has a PhD in psychology from Boston University, has worked as a theater publicist, organizational-change communications manager, editor, stand-up comedian, and professor of psychology and English. She lives in Cambridge with her husband, Marc Abrahams, founder of the Ig Nobel Prizes, which are given annually for achievements that first make people laugh and then make them think.
Who is Miss Conduct?
Robin Abrahams writes the weekly "Miss Conduct" column for The Boston Globe Magazine. Robin, who has a PhD in psychology from Boston University, has worked as a theater publicist, organizational-change communications manager, editor, stand-up comedian, and professor of psychology and English. She lives in Cambridge with her husband, Marc Abrahams, founder of the Ig Nobel Prizes, which are given annually for achievements that first make people laugh and then make them think.
