Found Poetry Assignment

I walked into class the other day and saw the sign "When leaving the class, clean up...." and immediately thought of how its no longer a meaningless background-noise sign, but a jumping point to a world of poetry and deeper messages. I'm officially offering another found poetry assignment for those who want to improve their daily lives and inject some mental productivity into the routine. This is a very general assignment, but after a few days and even some failures, we can all create some found poetry to achieve our goals.

1) Think about a bad habit you are aware of and wish to quit.

-Examples: Speeding to school, smoking, watching TV, gossiping, being judgmental, overspending.

2) Find a set of text that is associated with said habit. If you want to slow down while driving create a found poem off of a sign "Speed Limit 35 MPH"

Limit Speed

Limit Speed

35, 35, 3-5

or if you are trying to lose weight and you cant help but eat Sea Salt & Vinegar Chips all of the time. Write something like this:

Sea Salt, Sea Salt

4 chips,

less fat,

4 chips,

less fat,

single

serving

size

*make sure the poem makes sense to YOU and acts as a reminder of NOT doing your habit or gradual cessation

3) Print out the poem and tape it to a place in your bedroom that you will see multiple times a day. Take it down in a week. If you want to keep it up, that's fine. I'm betting you will notice the effects after only a week though. (Or your money back)