My found poem came from the song “Blurred Lines” by Robin Thicke. Growing up I actually enjoyed this song and would listen to it often, not knowing the true meaning behind the lyrics. As I got older, I started to realize the true meaning behind Thicke’s lyrics in the song “Blurred Lines”. This song comes across as offensive towards women. The lyrics to this song focus on sexual violence, objectifying women and reinforcing rape myths.
For my found poem I decided to cut up the lyrics and rearrange them on a piece of paper. I related my poem back to the book Citizen by Claudia Rankine. In the book Citizen, we see how individuals who are different feel like they are invisible and not seen for who they really are. I decided to title my poem “Blurred Lines: Feeling Unseen” because to me blurred lines comes across as something that is confusing or indistinct. My found poem expresses how an individual can be seen as an animal for being different and not seen for who they really are. It shows how one may be confused or unclear about an individual who is different than them. I really enjoyed creating my found poem. This activity helped me to better understand how Phillip came up with her poems in Zong!.
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