The Lower East Side Librarian Library of Congress Subject Heading of the Week for Week 25, June 23, 2010 is...
I'll give you a clue, it's not
(C) 150 Senate Vestibule (United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.) [sp2010009925]
550 BT Entrance halls—Washington (D.C.)
510 BT United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
Does this sound dirty or illicit to anyone else? No? I guess it’s just me.
Dear Library of Congress Subject Authorities,
I would really like a subject heading for FOUND POETRY. I bet you can figure out cross references to poetry and found objects and the like, right? The zine that prompts this request, is Word Math. But you have some books in your collection that might enjoy being so described, too:
Dancing on the pedals : the found poetry of Phil Liggett, the voice of cycling [edited by] Doug Donaldson
Foundlings : uncollected found poetry by John Robert Colombo
When people ask me whether people are still making zines today, I often tell them about Katie Haegele's wonderful literary zines. The one that prompted me to write this post, Word Math, is a collection of found poems, created from thrifted manuals, spam, and craigslist personals. The last is what particularly slayed me. You can listen to Katie reading it.
Since I graduated from high school, I stopped going to church, I discovered found poetry, and I got my wisdom teeth out. (introduction, 1st page)