Tag Archives: Trouvailles

Attachments

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Francois Lachance

A found poem from the stuck-together words youLike skyThat andYou Sarah Dowling “Everyone Sleep” Down And so for day 3172 18.08.2015

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transfigurations and translations

Posted on April 11, 2015 by Francois Lachance

fragments from the frag pool: haiku after bashō gary barwin & derek beaulieu the double spread on pages 38 & 39 transcribed (sans the white space between sections) old pond draws the line frog crosses it fragment of bashogination pondiment … Continue reading →

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A Short Cento

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Francois Lachance

Fiona Tinwei LamOdes & Laments you, stacked with your companions,like fossilized vertebrae let each poem be fallen tree’s tongue. A harvest of hearts Soul of the soil p. 14 “Plate” p. 39 “Forest” p. 55 “Dark Mirror” p. 87 “Potato” … Continue reading →

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Fun Fact

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Francois Lachance

Shari Kasman Rocks Don’t Move and Other Questionable Facts In a box outside her home, Shari Kasman collected facts in exchange for books, with the hope of learning something new. What showed up in the box was a mix of … Continue reading →

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Gleanings

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Francois Lachance

Little islands united in an archipelago and the fields turn fallow in the absence of tractors. Young men sun themselves In summer’s groin Isolated, the image Injures the present Lines set as stanzas: * from Economy of Winter ** from … Continue reading →

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Shhhh!

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Francois Lachance

Spotted on a tote bag offered for sale at Longo’s Supermarket All my family secrets are recipes And so for day 2634 28.02.2014

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Egg-centric concrete found poem

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Francois Lachance

From the bookstore Good Egg in Kensington Market, a receipt that provides a little graphic oval. A nice touch. And so for day 2200 21.12.2012

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Torque Variations and Matrix Manipulations

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Francois Lachance

DWR first found these and tethered I keep reeling… Tautened Tongue Tension Taunted Tongue Tension (Tautened Tongue) Tension Tautened (Tongue Tension) Haunted by the taunting… And so for day 2133 15.10.2012

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Piscine Delights

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Francois Lachance

From the Glossary of Fish Names in Jane Grigson Fish Cookery Nannie Nine Eyes (sea lamprey: eel) Nanny nose (soft clam) Nanny shad (gizzard shad; shad) Nassau grouper (grouper) Native oyster (oyster grown in UK, Ostrea edulis) Navaga (cod) Pure … Continue reading →

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Cabbage Baggage

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Francois Lachance

in the mode of bpNicol i came across this translation while in the dentist’s chair and looking up at the television which featured a news feed which was accompanied by a screen scroll of closed captions while an anchor was … Continue reading →

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