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The Golden Shovel is an intriguing form of composition devised by Terrance Hayes, somewhat similar to the Cento. In this process, the poet selects a line, or lines, from an existing poem. Each word of that line(s) is then used in the same sequence as the end words in lines of the new poem, as described and demonstrated in the following link: https://web.njit.edu/~ronkowit/poetsonline/archive/arch_goldenshovel.html .

Let the creativity flow from your soul!
Dave
"The Poet's Place "