Random Poetry Postcard

Swap Coordinator:	ElizabethObviously (contact)
Swap categories:	Letters & Writing
Number of people in swap:	15
Location:	International
Type:	Type 2: Flat mail
Last day to signup/drop:	July 25, 2009
Date items must be sent by:	August 15, 2009
Number of swap partners:	3
Description:
For this swap, take a book you have laying around. Count every 12th word until you have 15 words. Using only those words, turn it into a poem and put it on a postcard. It would be nice if the postcard kinda matched the poem but it is not. necc. Please do not just write a poem on a postcard. This is to see how creative you can get with randomness! Postcards can be store bought or hand made. Any medium! Newbies Welcome! You will have 3 partners. Feel free to send the same poem or switch words around for a different poem. Ratings of 4.8 or above please. Yes, it is international. Any questions? Just ask!

Discussion

TangleCrafts 07/11/2009 #

Just to clarify, the end poem consists solely of the 15 words (in any order)?

spin 07/11/2009 #

This will definitely go on my watch list!!!! I am very intrigued! :)

ElizabethObviously 07/11/2009 #

you take the 15 words and rearrange them until they become somewhat of a poem!

Like this...I used Lord of the Flies:

My list of words in the order they are in the book: of, he, one, plastered, the, the, and, echoed, the, fell, the, that, the, things,so

The poem I wrote:

The one that fell, the things so plastered

Of he, and the, the echoed

DebP 07/11/2009 #

How cool. On my watch list for now.

Bastet 07/25/2009 #

Can we write a poem in our language ? (I'm french)

ElizabethObviously 07/26/2009 #

if that is what language the book is in, yes I suppose so

Alaindrea 07/26/2009 #

should we name the book?

ElizabethObviously 07/30/2009 #

If you like yes. Alot of people do.

cynaemon 08/31/2009 #

Finally got these into the mail. Sorry I am so late. It has been a hectic month. Got laid off, and just have not had my head together.

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