A Long Phone Call (as a found poem)

As I prepare to teach a Poetry Unit, I found directions for writing a FOUND POEM on the amazing  website of Kenn Nesbitt - How to Create a Found Poem

Using the directions, I took the slice I wrote on March 22 and used the words to FIND A POEM inside!

First, I copied the words into a word document and highlighted some in YELLOW.

Then I opened a second blank word document. I started to add on the blank page, the highlighted words to form a poem. It looked like this on my computer screen:

And now here is my slice of Life today -

A Long Phone Call
(as a found poem)

I texted, “I’m free to chat today”

“How about in 20 minutes?”

A happy face reply

I send.

The phone rings

To free up my hands

I place the phone on speaker

And asked, “So tell me why this company?”

Lots of rattling off of lists

Of ideas that attracted her

Clarifying questions posed

Brainstorming together

And clearer answers practiced.

A beep from the phone signals "low battery"

and shows the beginning of 

hour three of this conversation.

“I think I better go. I hope this helped.”

Now off the phone 

I think

Hire her.

Any company 

would be lucky.

Now off the phone

I plead

Treat her well,

As a valued employee

With time off to enjoy 

and not just work.