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.

Sunday, June 05, 2005

Welcome

Each day, Monday through Saturday, I write a poem using only the words from the clues and answers in New York Times crossword puzzle. This blog is a mirror to my website www.hungrybutscared.com where I have been posting this poem since April of 2002. You can find these poems at:
http://www.hungrybutscared.com/todays_crossword/today.html

The poem is comprised of three sections: down, across, and answers. The "down" section contains only words found in the down clues, the "across" section contains only words found in the across clues, and the "answers" section contains words from the solution to the puzzle.

I keep a mailing list and email the poem on days when I feel the poem is successful. If you wish to join this list, please send me an email with "sign me up" in the subject. My email address is:
pbvalentine@earthlink.net
- Peter Valentine

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