16 The Found Poetry Project

AI Midjourney

I breathed empty air
on Mount Athos
and freezing wind.

I saw children with names,
and merciless mothers.

They said
an affront that her child
should become a wild boar.


Images are copyright and not to used without permission, which I willingly give when asked, and when not for commercial use. (found on pgs 36-37) Wounded by Love, The Life and Wisdom of St Porphyrious, First published in English 2005. ISBN 978-960-7120-19-9. A concise explanation of Found Poetry and Dadaism can be read at Found Poetry

13 responses to “16 The Found Poetry Project”

  1. Amazing what you have pulled out of that text Misky…

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    1. What’s so funny is that those two pages are about monks hunting for snails. 😂 I absolutely adore found poetry.

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      1. I will have a go for sure – just have to “find” a suitable text…

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        1. Yes, that’s the tricky bit. 🥰

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  2. You have a talent on this found poetry. I love the whimsical nature of the image.
    https://rolandyeomans.blogspot.com/2023/10/ill-met-in-moonlight.html

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    1. I’m glad you’re enjoying them, Roland. My source book for text is “Wounded by Love, The Life and Wisdom of St Porphyrious” which is an amazing book, and I created all the images using AI Midjourney.

      I’ll be around to check on Richard tonight. It’s a tradition now.

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  3. I like how everything works!

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    1. I find if I read the text, as if you’re really reading it, I struggle. So I skim the text for words that fit, that jump out at you, that reveal themselves in their proper order.

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      1. I can see how that would work… the words become ‘disconnected’ from the rest of the book by skimming.

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        1. Exactly. At least that’s how I approach it.

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    2. I think I should remove the word “wild” before “boar”… last line.

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      1. Removing the ‘wild’, to me, changes the tone of the whole piece… although, I did read ‘boar’ as ‘bore’, which didn’t help! 😃

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        1. I think I’ll leave it as I “found” it.

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