- old letters and diaries
- advertisements
- news broadcasts and newspaper headlines
- overheard conversations
- recipes
- error messages
- old books, articles, or documents that are in the public domain
- your own writing, old journal entries, letters, or notes
- government reports, academic papers, or news articles
- grocery and to-do lists
Sources for content:
- newspapers and magazines
- books
- lyrics and poetry
- online text
- journalling and diaries
- letters and envelopes
- graffiti
- posters
- fragments of conversations, self or overheard
- signs and walls
- advertisements
Do:
- Select fragments that interest you or catch your eye.
Notes:
- Embrace imperfection and randomness, and keep an open mind.
- Arrange the words or phrases alphabetically to create a unique and unexpected pattern.
- Play with the order of the text, or with how it's arranged physically.
- Group text snippets based on their length.
- Organise words and other text based on specific themes/ideas.
- Consider the layout of your poem, and use spacing, lines, and shapes to increase interest.
- Maybe arrange your poems in a straight line, creating a seamless flow of words.
- Arrange your pieces in the order you found them.