Verbatim found poetry is an intriguing collection of found poems. Poems found in ordinary, and not so ordinary places. Submit yours.
Intermediate spirit receiver
Cool wash into still
Wash to heat exchanger
Warm wash into still
Spent lees
Pot ale out
Pot ale in
Pot ale out
Warmed wash to wash still
Pot ale through heat exchanger
Pot ale from still
Pot ale out to effluent tanks
Pot ale from still
Pot ale out
Pot ale in
Pot ale out
Words written on the pipes at Bladnoch whisky distillery. Visited April 2009.
I started to feel like
something was pushing me
down into the ground and I just freaked out.
So I grabbed the bairns and
said we’ve got to go home.
I felt like everything was just closing
in on me I thought I
was dying. I heard the
bairns in the garden playing in the snow
and I got angry with myself
and I thought I’m missing out on them.
So I slowly sidled
to the edge of the bed,
crawled on my hands and knees to the window
and looked out all wide-eyed.
One of the bairns looked up
and waved and said ‘there’s mam’ I said ‘hi son’
and shot back into bed.
The words of Sue Curtis in Woman Leaves House After 20 Years.
I had it happen
To me by a blackbird, strange
Experience huh!
My friend Dave’s comment on my Facebook status update on 06 April 2009.
If you suffer from any of the following
at any time during your treatment
stop taking the medicine and seek
immediate medical help:
Pass blood in your faeces.
Pass black tarry stools.
Vomit any blood or dark particles
that look like coffee grounds.
Develop a stiff neck, headache, nausea,
vomiting, fever and disorientation.
Stop taking the medicine and
tell your doctor if you experience:
Indigestion or heartburn.
Abdominal pains (pains in your stomach)
or other abnormal stomach symptoms.
Asthma, shortness of breath, skin rash,
itching or swelling of the face and tongue.
Fever, sore throat, mouth ulcers,
flu-like symptoms, severe exhaustion,
unexplained bleeding or bruising.
Other side effects that some patients
have had with ibuprofen include:
Stomach discomfort,
diarrhoea,
flatulence (wind),
constipation,
headache, dizziness,
vertigo, tinnitus
(ringing in the ears),
fluid retention,
high blood pressure,
visual disturbances,
feeling unwell,
tiredness and drowsiness,
sleeping problems,
nervousness, numbness
and tingling,
confusion, hallucinations and depression,
swelling of the feet and occasionally
blistering or flaking of the skin.
It has been known for Ibuprofen
to cause gastro-intestinal disturbances
such as abdominal pain, nausea,
vomiting or ulcers. Ibuprofen
can make colitis and Crohn’s disease worse.
Very rarely,
blood in the urine,
kidney damage or
even failure,
liver damage
(including jaundice,
with yellowing of
the skin or eyes),
blood disorders or
sensitivity
to light may occur.
Some patients with
auto-immune disorders
(such as lupus)
have experienced a
kind of meningitis
(inflammation
of the brain) with
symptoms such as
stiff neck, headache,
nausea, vomiting,
fever or disorientation.
If you experience any other
unusual or unexpected symptoms
which persist or are troublesome,
consult your doctor or pharmacist.
If you experience
dizziness, drowsiness,
tiredness or problems with vision,
do not drive or
operate machinery.
Medicines such as Ibuprofen
tablets may be associated with
a small risk of heart attack
(“myocardial infarction”)
or stroke.
From the Patient Information Leaflet for Ibuprofen Tablets BP 200mg, bought from the Co-op last week.
Has your cum ever dribbled
and you wish it had shot out?
Have you ever wanted
to impress your girl
with a huge cumshot?
SPUR-M is the only site to offer
an allnaturalmaleenhancementformula
proven to increase your sperm volume
by up to five hundred percent.
Imagine the difference
– look and feel –
between dribbling your cum
compared to shooting out
burst after burst.
With our money back guarantee
you have absolutely
nothing to lose.
Text from a spam email, 2004.
i wonder if this will get to you, just
finished a 10am supervision and
did no work yet God gave me all this
clever stuff to say, me likes when
dat happens, it was on pidgins and creoles,
he he … prayer meet was good
for me when it is a hard prayer meeting
i enjoy it even more cos i just
say no way devil we are gonna pray v you
agagagagaggagagga my
latest idea stroke revelation is
that i wanna march round the market square
i have no real evidence why but i
think He has told me to do it, there was
an attack on a lesbian there and there
are normally a few fights in that area that is
probably not the worst area of town but that
does not mean it should not be done
…. hmm ask God and tell me what you fink
the ball is tonight with chocolate yummie,
last night was great i spoke on nehemiah
and said everything i needed to, i like
teaching it is cool and the word will now
produce the fruit and vision intended …
yeah yeah! These prayer meetings are so organic
and we are being taught how to do it
regularly I like to see things grow
and develop … we had brekky at King’s,
when are you free cos i wanna spend time
with you outside meetings?
how is your ikea house going?
i will pop in today and see it maybe
An email from a student friend, 2001.
Scientific researches determined
that
the main reason of family conflicts
is
hidden in the sex relations.
Modern life doesn’t leave energy till night,
so
bigger part of male population
can’t
satisfy their wives.
But you
An entire email spam message, 2009.
Hi Lisa, I hope you became my E-mail
in December. How are you? I’m good.
My work is very bissy and not to easy.
The old people there are doing crasy thinks,
I have munch work and I need munch time
for the old people. But not every day
is the same, a little bit I like my shop.
At the moment, we have a 90 years old
lady in ouer home, and she is so sweet
and friendly, I like her so munch. She is full
of Love with Jesus, sometimes I go to her
and we talk over Jesus, over her
interesting life its so nice. She pray for me
and for the old people in ouer home.
She is lovly.
Mario and me, we are happy.
Its good to see him daily, it isnt boring
with him and we get along well.
I seed your a picture of Mario and me.
Can you send Helen a lot of since
and also Gabriel and Esme and little
Harry. And can ask Helen have she became
my cake to Christmas Thanks. I hope I hear
from you.
An email from a German girl after her visit to England, 2004.
Hi Mary it’s Jayne here.
I just got off the ward for five minutes
to give a few people a ring and get some
fresh air ’cause it’s really horrible stale
smelly milk breath in that ward and um
everything’s okay really but in another way
it’s not ’cause Zoe’s not feeding well at all
and it’s probably my knockers or something
I don’t know but if you could pray because she’s
hungry and she’s mad and she’s really mad
and she’s nice as well I think you might quite like her
but she is a bit of a hairy old munter
so bring some scissors and we can do some
girl’s world stuff on her if you want
and um but I don’t know how long
I’m going to be here but I’ll speak to you soon,
bye.
Voice message from a friend who had just given birth, April 2002.
Verbatim Poetry 