05-19-2017, 10:21 AM
(05-19-2017, 05:33 AM)Lizzie Wrote: Can you switch out little words like 'and, 'the'? Or does it have to be an exact quote? Can you mix in thoughts and images of your own, a half-and-half approach?I agree with Ray in that they should be called "read-mades" in the spirit of Duchamp and the dadaists. THere is a full discussion of this concept somewhere on this site.
My immediate problem is that I have a person selected who has intriguing views and philosophies, but doesn't use much imagery/simile/metaphor in her speech. She's doing interviews and such, so she's factual -- answering questions and the like. So.....I've reached an impasse.
How do YOU approach found poems?
What's the proper way to cite the quote-ee?
In my opinion (which isn't necessarily worth much) any changes to the original source should be noted. My favourite technique for ready-mades is to take an existing text and change the meaning entirely by using a title that juxtaposes it.
Here are a few of mine:
http://www.pigpenpoetry.com/thread-13960.html
http://www.pigpenpoetry.com/thread-13976.html
http://www.pigpenpoetry.com/thread-13959.html

