Finding yourself
Ew, sounds self reflective. And I promised, no self-reflection! ;-)
Still, I promise! You’re going to create a “found poem”. It’s a poem assembled from prose found in various contexts: newspapers, advertisements, books, labels, signs … For this poem, type your name into Google, and scavenge what turns up for lines to use in your poem. Rearrange phrases, words and sentences into some pleasing form.
Okay, I only promise if your name isn’t unique. :-) Mine is so all the pages are about me. So use someone else’s name: your best friend from childhood, college roommate, first crush, random lawyer from the phone book, Harry Potter …
