Since 2009, New York Times journalist and poet Alan Feuer has collected, curated, and shaped craigslist Missed Connections ads into featured poetry collections for the paper. These fresh and oh-so cheeky “found poem” compositions evoke romantic perspectives in otherwise mundane circumstances. For instance, whoever imagined a timeless meet-cute at a port-o-potty? Knock Knock combed through Alan’s NYT “Poetic Connections” section and transformed his work into a sweet, funny, and curious collection: I Hope You Find Me: The Love Poems of craiglist’s Missed Connections.
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What Do You Love About Your Other Half? Great Gift of the Week
Shakespeare may have written the most romantic stanzas to date, but you’re the only person who can pen how much you swoon when your beau remembers to DVR your favorite show twelve minutes before it starts. Now that’s true love. Make Valentine’s Day (and really, any day) extra special by giving your sweetheart the What I Love About You journal. …