I have an e-mail box at a college where I teach. Every time I log on I find dozens of unsolicited messages squirming there. Honestly, I had no idea there was such an epidemic of minimally endowed men with bad credit in need of erectile help, more hair and second mortgages. Then a funny thing happened, my inner poet saw the messages in a different light. Now I love that junk mail! Some of it still creeps me out, though. All phrases are real, taken from the subject line. As you can see, this poetry section has been growing longer. (No, not that way.)
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The Penis Monologs . . . . (10.27.07)
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Just Asking. . . (8.29.07)
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Are you confident in bed?
Can’t afford medications you need?
Why can’t you?
Query:
How big do you want to be?
Seriously, how big…
Don’t you want to know?
Why don’t you?
What do you need?
Are you achieving total pleasure?
Don’t you want more than this?
How much do you think you should pay?
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Get into shape
Flexible positions
Fine Arts Faculty Positions
Expanding their circle
Get big
Experience creative . . .
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Experience like no other
I help you
I show you how far the rabbit hole goes
Where you fit in
Information especially for you
Info zum
Do you measure up?
Wassup
You ask me about this game
The way it works…
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Best Deal
Xtra size
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Much longer than average
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Don’t take my word for it
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Colleague sent you a postcard
Holiday ecard
No subject
Friend sent you a greeting card
A Friend Confides. . .
Don’t you want to know?
What Paris knows…
Query
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Important
Don’t you want to know?
Y Don’t U?
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How are you?
Wanna be like me?
University Degree in Economics
Really high wages
Why don’t we meet?
Enjoy with you hard stick
Magic stick
A pretty-pretty fly
Anything you want
Gold
Rolex
Vi-alis
Guaranteed investment
Anything else?
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P.S. Donna sends her regards
Polite request:
Get Rich
Suggestion:
Regrow your hair
Save big on your mortgage:
Bad credit welcome
Not earning enuf?
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For these I'm using the spam subject lines as well as some of the "senders'" names. For the last one, "Complete Ecstasy," I drew from the whole message (how could I not?)
Young, Rich and Bourgeois. . .(8.27.07)
Dwayne Young, Barton Rich
Friends he accumulated
Hillary Bourgeois
Change Everything . . . (8.8.07)
No more feeling down
Womens used to laugh at me
Rolex Britney Sex
Hi There! . . . (8.8.07)
Hello. Chat with you?
You’ll feel better right away
Wanna see my pics?
Complete ecstasy . . . (8.8.07)
We shall in no way
Be obliged to clarify
Any of these claims
10 comments:
I've always had a penchant for "found poetry", and totally enjoyed these offerings!
Thanks, Joanne, to your inner poet, and thanks for sharing them on your blog! I will be passing them along in my world - giving you full credit of course!
And now when I see junk mail I will think of this most delightful reframing and chuckle instead of grimace!
It's kismet, I tell ya. I was just commenting to my wife Linda yesterday about the truly amazing spam I've been getting lately. I even had to share some of it with my writer friends. Let's take back our inboxes and convert them to poetry! It's the ultimate renewable resource. ;-)
Bill Womack
Joanne, one of my friends at Art & Perception linked to your cyberpoems. These are wonderful!
I love these! Being a yahoo user I get tons of these and some of them are truly unique. One that has stayed in my mind - "sex with grandma okay or not okay". I may try your poetry idea!
Thanks for the belly laugh today, Joanne! Looks like the makings of an installation piece to me. Can't you just see this in neon on four walls, ceiling and floor?
Hi Joanne!
Its been awhile since I stopped by your blog, but I was amazed to find this topic on Spam and your use of it! I just started a new series of paintings where I incorporate the subject lines and "from" names of my SPAM folder into encaustic... I'll have to send you a few photos / links. The first of the series sold in a bidding war at my dealer's gallery yesterday - hooray! :-)
Hey, Chris--
Send a URL to your images so we all can see them.
Hi again Joanne!
Here's a quick link to photos of one of the paintings, named "add three inches" from the title of a SPAM message, haha.
More are in the works - I'll have to email you some of the fun ones :-)
A small one is on my website here:
http://www.wax-arts.com/wax/newimg/gallery-img/Add-Three-Inches_big.jpg
And a high-res image (below) is 1200px Wide x 905px High:
http://www.mickmeredith.com/mick/img/11-18-07-ArtShow/Add-Three-Inches_big.jpg
Christopher, that is brilliant! And beautiful.
Hi Joanne,
I agree, it's pure poetry. Unfortunately I get less spam now.
I also got inspired and made a poetic booklet with just spam subject lines, which you can find at my website
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