About this project
Over the next year I’m going to read the New York Times, pick one article and then, by sampling words, ideas and phrases from that text, write a poem. Five days a week, I’m going to post this poem, along with the heavily noted newspaper clipping, to NewsMadePoetry.com.
News Made Poetry is a poetry project for those who love poetry and for those who ask, “but whats the point?” My goal is to build a bridge that connects poetry with everyday life, so that all can find the poems accessible. It is also a project aimed at helping people read the news. My poems may not always cover the most import article of the day, but reading News Made Poetry will be a foot in the doorway of current affairs.
The Inspiration Behind News Made Poetry
FAQ
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We track time via the passing of important events; birthdays, holidays, anniversaries, etc. and so it makes a lot of sense to me to book-end a project wrapped in the news with a news-worthy day in history. Additionally, this year marks the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, making this project a time capsule of how America continues to heal and grieve ten years later.
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By 10 am on weekdays and 2 pm on Sundays.
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Currently the plan is to post Sunday-Thursday. Any changes or hiccups with this schedule will be posted on the site.
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This part of the project will be shared with my wife, Caitlin. Caitlin took a book- and paper-making course during college and has continued to create projects with the tools and craftsmanship she learned.
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The postcards will be composites of the handmade paper and leftover newsprint. The front will contain a poem and the back a simple message, keeping you updated on the progress of the project.
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Yes. Along with a link to the newspaper article they are sampled from.
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The New York Times is a nationally available, highly regarded paper that exhibits quality writing. As the poems are comprised of bits of the original content, it is important that the sampled stories are full of good word choice and strong metaphor.
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I have been writing poetry consistently for six+ years now. In 2009 I finished my BA in Creative Writing, Poetry and am currently looking to start my MFA in the fall of 2012.
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The length of each poem will be about 140 characters in length. This is so that the full poem and a link to the original article can be posted on Twitter.
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Mumbles - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
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A treeBook is a book made from trees, i.e. a normal book.
Have a question? If the info above doesn't help, you can ask the project creator directly.
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This project reached the deadline without achieving its funding goal on September 9, 2011.
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Chap book containing all the poems from my last project, Poetry140 Lorca along with eternal thanks.
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A personal poem sampled from a text of your choosing and eternal thanks.
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eBook of "Follow Me Down" by Kio Stark, complements of Red Lemonade.
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Periodic post card updates, made from our recycled New York Times, and the ePub of the book,
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treeBook version of the collected poems along with periodic postcard updates.
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I will take multiple days off work and fly to whereever you want to have a reading of the collected poems.
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Computer programmer by day, poet by night, and (with your support) news correspondent by dawn.
