"Elegy for Boots" is a poem that you may remix by choosing adjectives that appeal to you. Each adjective will bring you to a new line in the poem, and the poem's construction depends on the path you take.
[[Versatile]] [[Greasy]] [[Nomadic]]
[[Industrial]] [[United]] [[Thrifty]]
[[Indulgent]] [[Seasonal]] [[Bereft]]
[[Spacious]]
(If you'd like to view your remixed poem in its entirety, as opposed to line-by-line, please open a word document now, and copy and paste each line into it as you go.)purchased for two dollars at a secondhand store,
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[[Versatile]] [[Greasy]] [[Nomadic]]
[[Industrial]] [[Spacious]]
[[Thrifty]] [[Bereft]] [[Indulgent]]
[[United]] [[Seasonal]]
If you're ready to end your poem, proceed to [[Your Ending Line]]a half size too large
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[[Versatile]] [[Greasy]] [[Nomadic]]
[[Industrial]] [[Spacious]]
[[Thrifty]] [[Bereft]] [[Indulgent]]
[[United]] [[Seasonal]]
If you're ready to end your poem, proceed to [[Your Ending Line]]worn into classrooms and basement bars
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[[Versatile]] [[Greasy]] [[Nomadic]]
[[Industrial]] [[Spacious]]
[[Thrifty]] [[Bereft]] [[Indulgent]]
[[United]] [[Seasonal]]
If you're ready to end your poem, proceed to [[Your Ending Line]]
baptized in equal parts by summer sweat and winter slush
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[[Versatile]] [[Greasy]] [[Nomadic]]
[[Industrial]] [[Spacious]]
[[Thrifty]] [[Bereft]] [[Indulgent]]
[[United]] [[Seasonal]]
If you're ready to end your poem, proceed to [[Your Ending Line]]treads packed with beach sand and graveyard grass,
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[[Versatile]] [[Greasy]] [[Nomadic]]
[[Industrial]] [[Spacious]]
[[Thrifty]] [[Bereft]] [[Indulgent]]
[[United]] [[Seasonal]]
If you're ready to end your poem, proceed to [[Your Ending Line]]with gravel from the train tracks
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[[Versatile]] [[Greasy]] [[Nomadic]]
[[Industrial]] [[Spacious]]
[[Thrifty]] [[Bereft]] [[Indulgent]]
[[United]] [[Seasonal]]
If you're ready to end your poem, proceed to [[Your Ending Line]]held firm in pits at three Nine Inch Nails shows
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[[Versatile]] [[Greasy]] [[Nomadic]]
[[Industrial]] [[Spacious]]
[[Thrifty]] [[Bereft]] [[Indulgent]]
[[United]] [[Seasonal]]
If you're ready to end your poem, proceed to [[Your Ending Line]]left footprints on sidewalks in Texas, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania
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[[Versatile]] [[Greasy]] [[Nomadic]]
[[Industrial]] [[Spacious]]
[[Thrifty]] [[Bereft]] [[Indulgent]]
[[United]] [[Seasonal]]
If you're ready to end your poem, proceed to [[Your Ending Line]]patched with marker and electrical tape
(pick a new adjective to find your next line...)
[[Versatile]] [[Greasy]] [[Nomadic]]
[[Industrial]] [[Spacious]]
[[Thrifty]] [[Bereft]] [[Indulgent]]
[[United]] [[Seasonal]]
If you're ready to end your poem, proceed to [[Your Ending Line]]laid to rest in the belly of a metal donations box,
(pick a new adjective to find your next line...)
[[Versatile]] [[Greasy]] [[Nomadic]]
[[Industrial]] [[Spacious]]
[[Thrifty]] [[Bereft]] [[Indulgent]]
[[United]] [[Seasonal]]
If you're ready to end your poem, proceed to [[Your Ending Line]]empty, but well-traveled
Hurrah! You've remixed "Elegy for Boots!" But wait [[...There's More!]]Here are some [[Writing Prompts]] for your own projects!Here are some multi-genre prompts for you to use in your own writing endeavors!
[[Poetry]]
[[Fiction]]
[[Drama]]
Write a poem that memorializes or celebrates one of your favorite articles of clothing, past or present.
[[DON'T CLICK THIS LINK!]]Write a narrative in which you retell a classic fairytale from the perspective of a very minor character.
[[DON'T CLICK THIS LINK!]]Write a dialogue between David Bowie and Billy Idol.
[[DON'T CLICK THIS LINK!]]Oh, rats. The end.
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Double-click this passage to edit it. ELEGY FOR BOOTS: A REMIX
By Cara Losier Chanoine
[[Begin Your Remix]]