“Since the transcript/poem often bears little resemblance to the actual words spoken, who are the real authors – the Voice, the callers, or some synergistic combination of forces beyond our limited understanding?” (via).
WHATEVER THIS IS (Caller: My friend Christina)
Hey mister
it’s Christina
just left you a message and then
I got your message and realized
you’re stuck outbut I’ll try you.
But yeah, just trying to be tomorrow
(if you get the chance)
And if you’re a few Karen in China the next day
Council lot more
eating minnows on the step
and give me a littleI’ll be hanging around then and I am
well,
whatever this is.
See also the found poetry of Shatner/Palin, Rumsfeld, and Clinton/Lewinsky.
LOVE BEGINS A PICTURE: An Anthology of Google Voice Transcriptions Formatted and Annotated As Poetry
Mark Larson 