What People Say

"Found poems take existing texts and refashion them, reorder them, and present them as poems. The literary equivalent of a collage, found poetry is often made from newspaper articles, street signs, graffiti, speeches, letters, or even other poems." --From poets.org


With that said, the following is a found poem I created from two editions of People magazine. I wrote this for my Creative Writing class, but I enjoyed writing it and felt like sharing. There are a few additions and subtractions but for the most part, the material used comes straight from the magazines.  

What People Say

To be beautiful,

begin by outlining your

mouth with a lip pencil, then fill lips in with

creamy lipstick—Sultry Red Lips!

Sweep blush across cheeks for a

natural flush.

[Selena Gomez in a Bebe

cracked leather faux fur jacket, $259]

To be beautiful,

build hair body by spritzing

wet hair with a volumizer, then boost with

lifting spray—Soft Waves!

Amp up lashes with two coats of

mascara.

[Kristin Cavallari in a Funktional Mayan

draped sweater, $267]

To be beautiful,

apply gold shadow on the

lids to the browbone, then layer bronze shadow from

lashline to the crease—Golden Eyes!

Whiten teeth with

Crest white strips.

[Pippa Middleton in a Zara

double-breasted coat, $300]

If all else fails,

cover up and

wear a pair of sunglasses.