Hostile Trading I’m not a fool. We want to do business with them. Obliteration like you’ve never seen, I’m not looking to do that. I may, I may, If you’d
Tag: found poetry
Split Borders (a found poem)
Split Borders Parents are property, Children an immediate danger. Mean, this humanitarian crisis. The democratic republic Separating parents from children— Families fractured by policy. Unconstitutional, Cruel, Unlawful, A violation Of
Unprecedented (a found poem)
Unprecedented A choreographed Freewheeling wager. Flattery, Cajolery, And a slickly produced video. A bulletproof confrontation. Diplomatic language, Recycled statements, Verifiable missiles. Sleep well tonight! A showdown with diplomacy: Three hours
Surprise Performance (a found poem)
Surprise Performance Melody Drama Teacher Students Classroom Stone A massacred education A defining moment The goodness and tragedy Will never be erased Tears Light Life Hurt Rage Sorrow Art Every
War Crimes Honored: A found poem
War Crimes Honored The camp, Holding 32,000 Union soldiers— The fifth largest city in the Confederacy— Was dire. The prisoners, Never issued clothing, Wore their uniforms until the pieces fell
Newly Minted: A found poem
Newly Minted It was simple, pure, and sweeping, It was haute couture, It was everything people had hoped. It was not Cinderella, Not fantasy or old-fashioned fairy tales. Independence While
Asylum: A found poem
Asylum In a bare compound off a dirt road: Bureaucrats Borders Migrants. They want to escape: Dust Joblessness Poverty Persecution. If the answer is yes, They are spared the risky
Because found poetry is one way of interacting with the news
Malware Hoping to thwart a sophisticated system The F.B.I. made an urgent request: Turn it off. The malware is capable of Blocking, collecting, disabling A global network. Hundreds are already