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Codextober 2025 - Day 17 : Modern

If you all could recognize who that hood belonged to, I suppose you can easily tell who this hoodie belongs to!

I love it when I do shit like this when the theme for an assignment is vague enough I can leap out the window!

I'm still here

And I'll never leave

Your side

Not until the lights

Go dim

And all is quiet

And so still

.

One hand upon

Your rising chest

Before

And while

The heaving had

Begun

.

Please don't hate me

Please don't blame me

I understand the fear...

That flash in your eyes

So wide

Between worlds they

Must now certainly

Peer

.

I don't know where

You're going to

But I pray that you

Hear

This whisper spoken

So softly

Just above your ear

.

One shaky breath

With words so quiet

Yet so undeniably

True

.

.

.

The Child of The Labyrinth

Here are some poetry types that would be fun to experiment with in your journal, most which incorporate different artistic mediums!

Visual Poetry

Poetry that incorporates visual elements.

Concrete Poetry-

A poem that is written and manipulated to create a visual image that resembles the subject or theme of the work.

Calligrams Poetry-

Similar to concrete poetry, the work is written to resemble the subject or object of the text, but its emphasis is on the elaborate calligraphy of the words or individual letters to create the image.

Haiga-

A form of Japanese visual art where a haiku (a three line nature themed poem) is accompanied by a painted picture.

Left: Concrete | Center: Calligram | Right: Haiga

Found Poetry

Can be described as literary collage. It involves using external text, often from various sources, to either alter the previous work or create something entirely new.

Collage Poetry-

Poetry written using words, phrases, or lines from pre-existing texts and various sources to alter the meaning of a pre-existing work, or creating something entirely new. Also called: Cut-Up Poetry

Blackout Poetry- Also called: Erasure Poetry

Redacting large portions of text from a pre-existing passage, except for select words or phrases, to create a new work from what remains. Also Called: Erasure Poetry

Cento Poetry-

A poem constructed entirely out of lines or verses borrowed from other works of poetry. Also called: Patchwork Poetry

Left: Collage Poetry | Center: Black-out Poetry | Right: Cento Poetry

Articles:

Constructing Collages with Text & Found Poetry

What is Visual Poetry

Visual Poetry

Concrete Poetry and Calligrams

10 Centos that come perfectly together

Painted Poetry or Poetic Painting

Haiga

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