The method I used for creating the poem was a simple cut and paste method where I found words or sentences that I felt would make a new poem flow and would get the general meaning across. I looked for simple yet clear statements that allow the reader to mentally see what the words say and can understand and placed them on the page like the title crawl in a Star Wars movie. Using the effect of eye tracking to allow it to flow down.
When working on the poem I just felt a similar feeling I felt that day when it happened. I just reminded me why I was pretty upset about it and just reminded me that memories can actually invoke feelings. From working on this I got a sense of what Zong! was trying to do and place what seem like separate words into a connected story that describes and invokes feelings through memories whether that be felt through first, second, or third person.
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