R.A.P. Project

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

The Red Top

A red top spins upon the pavement

Of a lonely midnight alleyway

It drills a hole into

An already broken family...

A grave where a once decent man

Now lies, to pass his final hours

A red top spins upon the pavement...

A thumb flicked it off a bottle

© LP3

R.A.P. Project - Procedure.

Material deeded - Paperboard, Ruler, Sharpie, Scissors, Scotch Tape, X-Acto Knife, Spray Paint, and Cojones!

Step 1:

- Draw out text on paperboard using sharpie.

- Or if you are manually challenged like me, print out poem using your favourite Graffiti font on your word processor, cut it to fit, and tape it to paperboard.

Step 2:

- Cut out text using X-Acto knife.

** Be gentle **

** Be sure to leave connecting spaces so that your text is legible **

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Step 3 [Optional]:

- If using separate pieces of paperboard; use Scotch tape to attach pieces to one another.

Step 4:

- Attach stencil to desired [Topic Specific] wall.

- "Publish" Poem using desired spray paint colour.

Happy Spraying!

Random Acts of Poetry:

"One writes out of a need to communicate and to commune with others, to denounce that which gives pain and to share that which gives happiness. One writes against solitude and against the solitude of others. One assumes that literature transmits knowledge and affects the behavior and language of those who read... One writes, in reality, for the people whose luck or misfortune one identifies with - the hungry, the sleepless, the rebels, and the wretched of this Earth... Our effectiveness depends on our capacity to be audacious and astute, clear and appealing." - Eduardo Galeano

As an answer to Galeano's call for the creation of a fearless and beautiful language, La Poderosa III launches its Random Acts of Poetry project.

The Blueprint:

R.A.P. entries follow the following blueprint:

1) Poem must be exactly 8 lines, following a ratio of 2:4:2 lines.

2) Lines 1 and 7 must be identical.

3) Poem must uniquely, eloquently and creatively expose a local or global social issue.

4) Submit poem to La Poderosa III for editing at lapoderosabze@gmail.com.

5) Once a stencil is designed and constructed, a suitable topic specific location and surface must be selected.

6) Poems must use the pseudonym "LP3" and NOT the writers name.

7) "Publish" Poem using stencil and spray paint.

8) Take photographs of "published" poem and submit them to La Poderosa III.

9) Observe public reaction.

and the most important rule -

10) MAINTAIN ANONYMITY

R.A.P. Project

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

The Red Top

R.A.P. Project - Procedure.

Ask and Thou Shalt Receive:

Persons Revolutionized:

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

The Red Top

R.A.P. Project - Procedure.

Ask and Thou Shalt Receive:

Persons Revolutionized:

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