Poetic Terms Dictionary
Poetic Form

Found Poetry

Related to Dadaist collage and the readymade (Duchamp). The practice raises questions about authorship, selection, and the nature of poetic transformation.

Definition

Poetry created by selecting and reframing words, phrases, or passages from non-literary sources.

Example

William Burroughs' cut-up technique; David Lehman's found poems from newspapers; erasure poetry from legal documents.

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