DADA POEM

Most of us know what a poem isn’t - it isn’t a story or a newspaper article, or a feature in a magazine. But what about those many other forms of writing that exist in between? Poets love playing around with words, and so can the poet who lives in your house! Did you know that sometimes even great poets and academics can’t quite agree on what a poem actually is?

DADA began as an anti-war movement in Zurich, New York and Paris in the beginning of the previous century by a group of artists who rejected logic. They wanted things to sound a bit more crazy, lets say. They used collage, cut up writing, and sound poetry. Today we will be using a simplified version of the Tristan Tzara technique, as described in his DADA manifesto.

 

Good luck! Please remember to upload your poems on your Facebook and Instagram accounts mentioning @thewonderroomgr and @theresastory_ using the #dadapoetry hashtags! We can’t wait to read your DADA poems!

How to make the DADA Poem: 

Ingredients: One jar (or an old shoebox), Pair of scissors, glue stick, a piece of coloured paper (you can use an old paper bag, too), a bunch of old brochures and magazines

Directions:

● Fill in a jar (or a shoebox) with cut-out words and illustrations from brochures and magazines

● Grab a handful of cut-out words and illustrations from the jar

● Mix them up with your hands (or with a big spoon)

● Lay out a piece of coloured paper on your working space (it can be your desk, the kitchen table or the floor)

● Stick the words and illustrations on the paper, in random order, filling in letters or words when it feels right

● Close your eyes and you think of something delish

*TA DAAA!*

Your DADA poem is ready!

Written by There's A Story 

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