What is a Crossword Poem?

Crossword poems are poems composed with words found in a single crossword puzzle. The "across" section of the poem uses words from the across clues. The "down" section uses words from the down clues. The "answers" section are words from the answer grid. The title uses words from any section.

I started the form in April of 2002 and composed over 600 poems using the New York Times Crossword Puzzle. You can view these poems at my website, hungrybutscared.com.

Monday, June 13, 2005

Today's Poem - wait

6/13/2005

wait

across

come in, come in (thieves follow slowly after... boom boom... near now)
something can change sweetie
words
caught like moths
narrow like...


down

rain in a long shoe

answers

one's perfect best text
lisps

hang on

stay

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The above poem was composed using only words found in today's puzzle. The "across" section of the poem uses words from the across clues to the puzzle. The "down" section uses words from the down clues. The "answers" section uses words from the answer grid. The title of the poem uses words from any section. I write these poems Monday through Saturday and post them on my website:

http://www.hungrybutscared.com/todays_crossword/today.html

If you would enjoy receiving these poems, please send your email address to peter@hungrybutscared.com and I will add you to the list.

Yours,
Peter Valentine
www.hungrybutscared.com

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