Found Poetry

Found poems take existing texts, reorder and rehash them, into a poem- sometimes keeping the context and meaning, but often completely changing it.

First, our writers went on a treasure hunt, looking for fabulous words from within the text they were given. Then, like an artist creating a collage, they played with the words, switching the order several times, until they were happy with what the ended up with. Sometimes the results were surprising!

Here are some of Mrs Koster's favourites:



From Team Awa Nui

FOUND POEMS using a page from Margaret Mahy's 'Tale of a Tail'

Magical tiger
powers slipped
unexpected wishes
   - by Emilia K


From Team Roto

FOUND POEMS using a page from Margaret Mahy's 'Tale of a Tail'

Wondering Flower - by Edwin

wondering
wishing flower
magical drinking
exploded blossoming
frightening trees
wild hanging


Emptiness - by Tristan

Careless wishing
suggested muttering
a street quiet
completely empty
green happiness
unwanted


Charging Charge - by Tristan

Gang!
Mouse mumbled charging!
Scratch!
Kick!
Whirl!
Screaming gansters!
Squash.


Remembering Happiness - by Hamish L

Quiet
completely empty
flapping branches
careless wishing
strange happiness


Wild Day - by Manaal

wildly wondering
exploded day
astonished nod
suddenly scared
wishing alone
up and away


Towards the Clouds - by Ryan S

mysterious yowling, wind blew
shivering bare branches, blue skies
clouds apart, rising above
winking trees, towards the clouds

Flying Alone - by Ryan S

backwards, forwards
charging wildly
flying backwards
leaping forwards
bigger and stronger


Flowering - by Hannah M

delicate flowers
blossoming trees
wonderful plums
spring-time wild


Wild Flowers - by Shona

magical, flowering
astonishing
remarkable, blossoming
wondering wild
shining blossom
exploded


Spring Time - by Xanthe Moore

wondering flowers
drinking spring time
flowering blossom trees
single garden
twigs wide open
delicate flowers appear
astonished neighbour stared


My Street - by Hannah LM

Sun Shower
Whizzing around
Bumbling houses
Green pine trees
Mum yowling


Wishing Leaves - by Lucy C

green pine trees
sunny day
raining next
leaves whizzing
around
   wish on a leaf


Tigering a Cat - by Sophia T

Red blossoming plum
painted gardens
quiet orange and red sunshine
blossoms swirling and swirling


Found Poem - by Josh T

Suddenly appeared wild
blossom
shining around red roof
old house hide
wishing tree wish
distance leap
around blossom tree


Found Poem - by Josh CP

believe
imagine
strange happenings
wish secret blossom
spiked winking
spring plum powers


Strange Happiness - by Kimberly

strange happiness dancing over
remembering bumbling buses
garden gap
careless wishing
dancing on the lawn
hovered dark
empty