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Found Poetry

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Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Poetry created by rearranging or repurposing existing non-poetic text

Detailed Definition
A type of poetry created by taking words, phrases, and sometimes whole passages from other sources and reframing them as poetry by making changes in spacing and lines
Example
Example in poetry:
Marilyn Chin’s “Rhapsody in Plain Yellow” repurposes legal documents; Tracy K. Smith’s “Declaration” erases the U.S. Declaration of Independence; Student exercise: “Blackout a newspaper page to reveal a poem”; Found poetry reveals hidden narratives in mundane text
Additional Notes
Poetry created from existing texts/materials (signs, documents, etc.). Readymade technique from visual arts. Related: erasure, collage poetry. Study: selection and framing as creative acts.
Also Known As
appropriation poetry readymade poetry Blackout poem blackout poetry cut-up poetry discovered poetry Erasure poem
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