Today Victoria asks us to do dada poetry at dVerse MTB. I focused on making a sound-poem and some graphic representation. You can use other dada techniques as well, try it out and have fun.
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July 26, 2014
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alright you won me right away with all the crazy fonts…ha…and the languages…i have no idea what you said…but it is cool…lol…
yes.. I think I went for some fake latin here
I liked the idea of fake latin and yes like Brian, i like the crazy fonts, the sound is amazing and i like the idea of dada poetry, keep it coming, momentus charge going on
It has energy, I’ll say that 🙂
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Bjorn, This was very styalistic, so eyecatching. I didn’t understand it but you read it powerfully. Well done. 🙂 —Susan
I do not understand it either.. it’s dada
I like how creative you went with the prompt, Björn! Wondering how you created the lines in the first place. They remind me of Apple templates.
I created all my lines and fonts out of from the sound. I wanted to have some sort of Latin feel…
Bjorn, I must say that really this leaves me speechless. Smiles.
Ha.. yes I can really understand that 🙂
That is pretty cool, its a great technique
Love it! Dramatic..felt I was in the crusades or ancient Rome for a moment 😉
You nailed it, Bjorn. Are you sure you’re not one of the original dadaists reincarnate? Great reading that made it so cool. I enjoyed finding some Latin, English and French–and guessing some of the other languages.
haha…that is big fun…love the fonts and sounds and combo…cool
Creative use of font & dead verses Bjorn ~ Very dadaist, I believe ~
I was lost in the latinic-babble, but amazed at the look of the madness, until I heard you recite it (thanks for that effort; richly appreciated, & necessary for the full consumption of your poetic Dada souffle), & as you read it aloud, I was transported to Chile, Brazil, & Spain, with a stop in Portugal, & I heard strains of Lorca, of Che, of Neruda, with a line by Frank Zappa, & punctuation by Hunter S. Thompson being fallaciated by Ginsberg; inspired madness; loved your nearly laughing at the end of the recitation.
Way cool and a little crazy – sure that’s necessary for the real deal (dada deal of course)…loved the reading. I’m sure this gets better after a couple of glasses of wine. (ha)
Listening is so much better than reading, and gives ever much more sense of moisture. Fun . I like the first wooooooh best.
I love the combination of the sounds and the visuals, Bjorn. Woooh!
So uniquely written and the visuals are outstanding my friend. 🙂
This is Dada bringing smiles to the world of all poets. 🙂
Okay, I think I get this, the sound side of it at least. I wondered how can strings of syllable and sounds be a poem. It’s like listening to music in a language you don’t speak, pure emotions come through without our opinions of words and meanings getting in the way.
This is so cool. I think you hit the mark, playing with sound like this. Wonderful take on the prompt. So creative.
Wow… that is very cool…. I think I missunderstood the concept of Dada.
You really got into the spirit of the prompt. Bravo, Bjorn.
wow..very nice play of sounds..beautiful:)
How cool is this!!! Well done, Bjorn, a fantastic response to the prompt!
You went for raw realism here, and I think stayed to the real shaking foundations of dadaism. Very well done.
I forgot to add about the reading – so, so well done.
Very innovative, no paper cuttings but just cleverly placed fonts. Wonderful take Bjorn!
Hank
Gosh you did work hard. Wonderful.
the woooh is awesome..nice visual and sound 🙂
Ha ha! No clue what you are saying here, but very appealing visually!
I’m convinced – this “looks” like it says a lot.
Riveting. Very powerful sounds. We have a saying in English that if we don’t understand anything it is ‘double Dutch’ 🙂
LOL
Ceci n’est pas une pipe
Ca c’est brilliant
Chapeau!
Love your font! 🙂
Haha this is so awesome!! Alot of graphism and all the foreign words just sound so exotic on my tongue!
Though I do not understand the language, I enjoy the sound it makes. I like how the words seem to roll off my tongue. 🙂
I’ll probably reveal my glorious lack of sophistication here, but the first thing I thought of when I saw the fonts was the “untraceable ransom notes” from Hollywood movies. I don’t understand the words, but of course I don’t.
But hearing the enthusiasm in your voice, the rolling of the “r’s”, the careful savoring of the enunciation of each word… that was very cool!
Your sound poem is about as creative as it gets!!!