There is a great deal of power within Linda’s words, and the confidence she maintains during delivery. When I heard her voice I knew she’d be a forever favorite. I heard her voice, for the first time, on a Youtube reading of her poem, ‘Mami Wata’. Addison’s work in 2016, and there was an immediate connection with her subject matter, rhythm, and creative style. Addison’s / Alessandro Manzetti’s work that inspired you?Ĭindy: I started reading Linda D. There are really no words to explain how right it felt. Steph: It was fluke – or fate! – when we realised our choices had collaborated as well! This is what we meant by the poetry finding us, it was just ‘there’. I was so moved by her poem we immediately started discussing writing an entire collection of found poetry based on two of our favourite poets. For writers who need something to kickstart their imagination, we would highly recommend it.Ĭindy: ‘It all started when Steph wrote a found poem based on my non-fiction story ’One and Done’. Found poetry is a challenge, but is also huge fun. In all instances, we have credited the sources which formed the basis of each poem. In our poems, we have taken words from the sources referenced previously, and remixed them to make our own original work. It is important, however to ensure that you are simply not copying or plagiarising the source. It can take different forms, for example, blackout or erasure poetry, cento or cut-up poetry amongst others. Can you explain?Ĭindy O’Quinn and Stephanie Ellis: Found poetry is work created by taking the words, lines or phrases of an existing text and constructing something new. For those who might not know, what exactly is a found poem? I note that in your preface to the collection, that while you have ‘found’ the poems in the collection, the work also ‘found’ you. Lee Murray: Writers and poets take their inspiration from a multitude of sources. You can buy Foundlings from Amazon UK & Amazon US A stunning collaboration by two of horror’s best-loved poets paying tribute to two of its masters, Foundlings is sublime.” – Lee Murray, USA Today Bestselling Author and Bram Stoker Award® winner. “ This collection of found poems by Ellis and O’Quinn, which is both familiar and fresh, re-envisions work of Alessandro Manzetti and Linda D. Thanks for stopping by to chat with us at Kendall Reviews. Congratulations on the release of your collaborative found-poetry collection, Foundlings.

Foundlings by Cindy O'Quinn