Magnetic Poetry

Cloudscome of A Wrung Sponge did a post about Magnetic Poetry last Friday. She wrote: "The trick in magnetic poetry is that you have to pull words from a limited pallet. It becomes somewhat stream of consciousness... or even nonsensical. But for some reason that amuses me and I think it enables me to play with alternate layers of meaning."

She also encouraged blog readers to create poems using the online Magnetic Poetry Kit—saying: "Go ahead, give it a go. If you write some (G rated) magnetic poems come back here and share them in the comments. I'd love to see how you do."

Later, she posted the poems we composed. Here’s the poem I created using words included in the “Artist” Magnetic Kit:

POET (A Magnetic Poem)
By Elaine Magliaro

I
observe
compose
experiment
sculpt water
paint colors
create metaphors
fashion fiery impressions
chisel rhythm & symbol
capture imagination
passion
ink beauty

Click here to view my poem as it appears on the Magnetic Poetry site.
You can also read Cloudscome’s post and the other “magnetic poems” that were created here.


Magnetic Poetry Site
You can create your own magnetic poem in five different categories:

• Artist
  
• Genius
  
• Office


• Poet


• Romance

You can submit your poems for posting at the Magnetic Poetry site. Categories of poems include: Love, Friends, Daily Life, Pets, Nature, Spiritual, Existential, Absurd, and Other.

My poem is posted in the “Other” category. You’ll see me listed under Elaine M., MA, USA, 3/22/09.

Click here to find the page with links to the poems submitted in all categories.

NOTE: If you compose a poem using one of the magnetic kits, leave it in the comments. I’ll post all the poems I receive next Friday.

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At Political Verses, I have another original poem entitled Rush and the Pussy-Cat. It’s a Limbaughyme that’s a parody of Edward Lear's The Owl and the Pussy-Cat.

At Wild Rose Reader, I have Things to Do If You Are a Pencil, an original poem that’s included in Falling Down the Page: A Book of List Poems, a new anthology edited by Georgia Heard.

Julie Larios has the Poetry Friday Roundup at The Drift Record.