4 Poems You Can Create From Your Newspaper

4 Poems You Can Create From Your Newspaper

Natalie Proulx📰 Making newspaper poetry

A golden shovel poem. Find a headline in the newspaper. Then, write a poem in which each line ends with a word from the headline.

Here’s how to make a golden shovel poem.

4 Poems You Can Create From Your Newspaper

Natalie Proulx📰 Making newspaper poetry

A found poem. “​​The hardest part about writing a poem is choosing the right words,” writes Leah. Try a found poem, where you cut and paste words from the newspaper into a poem.

Here’s how to make a found poem.

4 Poems You Can Create From Your Newspaper

Natalie Proulx📰 Making newspaper poetry

A cento poem. Cento is a Latin word, meaning “patchwork.” In this type of poetry, you’ll patch together lines from articles, headlines, quotes or even photo captions to create a poem of your own.

Here’s how to make a cento poem.

4 Poems You Can Create From Your Newspaper

Natalie Proulx📰 Making newspaper poetry

An erasure poem, also known as a blackout poem. Find an article in your newspaper. Then, eliminate all the words around a poem you’ve found within the text. You can use a marker, Wite-Out or even glitter.

Here’s how to make an erasure poem.