I've just had a piece of writing published on the poetry and cultural review blog Eyewear. It's called Diamond Bob and is a collision of two texts: the Barclays Strategic Report 2011 (Chief Executive's Review / Citizenship section) and the traditional protest song Diamond Joe.
Sometimes you feel an urge to write something quickly in response to news events and this kind of collage of found texts feels like a natural way to do it. Not strictly a 'found' poem as it involves some creative intervention and arranging. But not a fully authored poem either, as you're acting more as an editor than a writer.
I did something similar with Corpoetics a few years ago, which rearranged the words of corporate websites, including Barclays:
That said, the most socially useful piece of writing I've done in response to recent events was filling out my application form for a new account with the Co-operative Bank.
As a Co-op Bank customer for 40 years ( great service) I can only applaud your writing efforts
Posted by: John Simmons | 04 July 2012 at 09:34
That's reassuring to hear. Should have done it years ago.
(Of course, I will continue to put most of my funds into my ever-reliable Jersey-based personal 'tax management' scheme.)
Posted by: Nick Asbury | 04 July 2012 at 09:42