Flarf

This type of poetry is so interesting because as you read it, you know that there is some sort of non-traditional method behind it. The disjointed nature of the pieces allow for multiple meaning and also allow the reader to try and guess the process the writer performed. Flarf poetry doesn't seem as anti-art as DADA was, but it abandons traditional form for experimental and modern tactics. I think when using found text, writers are able to step outside themselves and use the idea of collaboration to create art. My flarf piece was pretty cool to write because I could focus on order and collage more than making sure each word was perfect and original.

I'm caught too late to catch
thick sleep
that shifts underneath you.
Snooze overlays - alarm ON.
Sleep is deadly, sleep is slippery,
sleep eludes you no matter how hard
you try
to cure extreme insomnia.
Keep him alive
by closing your eyes.