Iphone age

I always struggle with what to post here, so I try and do something fun for me (I am sorry if it’s only fun for me.)  I’m really interested in social aspects of life, and how they mix with technology (aka the internet, iphones, facebook..so on.)  There is a wealth of things to be said, and these things can be expressed in the sphere they exist in (I’ll show you what I am trying to say shortly.)  I’m also really fond of lingo and how other people speak and describe things. I think it’s cool that lingo can place you in a specific time period as well.  With all this in mind I’ve been playing around with a few ideas, one attempting to make poems out of text messages.   They haven’t been coming out that great – it’s hard with a limited set of words!  Although they don’t make perfect sense I think they kind of convey how it is living in this age.  It’s also fun to find poetry in unexpected places!  I aim for my next ones to make more sense, and maybe to try and do a series with texts, which explores this idea better.  Having a few work together might clarify. I donno!  I hope this inspires other people to look for poetry in strange places.

scse

 

Ur a beautiful monster; I blame your teeth.

I understood josey language.

 

At least the past month ive bin with her everyday keeping her

Company.  How long do we

 

wait? Theres no hug like a warm josen hug–Somehow, you made my

lip all pale. I look like a corpse. Ps

 

if that’s a selfie then im not doing that anymore. Shes drunk

in our hotel.  I think it’s the

 

lambs wool tie.  Watch your drink. Your most likely to see

Fennel and swiss chard other than

 

the carrots. I think richs dog in

buried in there tho so be

 

careful. Im sorry its shocking.

How long do we wait? Ur a

 

creature. Peppers. Cucumbers.

Beans. Fennel.  Corn. All sorts of lettuce. Swiss chard. Ahhhh.

 

 

 

2 Replies to “Iphone age”

  1. Hi Romy! This is such a good idea, taking the things out of conversations creates a really cool realistic tone to the writing, but also a bit of mysticism as well (at least in the way that you put yours together). It made me want to try and make a poem of quotes from that app Yik Yak, but I’m not sure there’s any poetry to be found there. Though that may make for an interesting experiment!

  2. I’m so glad you started experimenting with this, Romy! I always wanted to try a “text bubble poem”. I think you did well with this. I like how some thoughts look like they stem from text messages when they are placed beside one another. I also thinks it’s important to acknowledge the “texting language” we use when typing quickly, like the use of Ur as you’re. It’s a slightly different way of communicating that everyone accepts via text, because it’s built for that context.

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