Tanka
Planned obsolescence
leaves entrancing detritus
as inspiration
for imaginative art –
junk you lose and heads you win.
dVerse Poetics today introduces us to the art of Nick Gentry who uses outdated objects such as old floppy disks, and exposed film to create some outstanding paintings.
Capture, 2014
Film negatives and resin on a glass panel
by Nick Gentry, whose blog you will find here
Vivinfrance's Blog 
really clever, and I admire the final line especially – the connection of junk – trunk – tails (to me) as counterpoint to ‘heads you win’ ~
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Wow, that’s impressive. Upcycling at its best.
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To upgrade.. To upgrade.. To upgrade.. is the American way.. of all things bought and sold…
AND with Wal-mart and slave like Labor.. the next cheap wave of goods is always on its way..while garage becomes garbage!..:)
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I love that you used a Tanka and did so so effectively.We have seen the effects of planned obsolescence, haven’t we?
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Clever, Viv! If only the junk of life could be easily lost & the head would always win. Smiles!!
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Brilliant:)
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You really had fun with this one, Viv 🙂
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Oh well done….that last line is spectacular.
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you won, viv! hahah
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That last line is hilarious — well played !
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That is so clever, Viv and in form, too!
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like the twist at the end
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Ties in nicely with your no plastic challenge!
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That last line of the tanka is so clever and a nod to the artist’s creative use of junk & obsolete media ~ Thanks for playing along and wishing you Happy New Year ~
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chuckled at that last line
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“junk you lose and heads you win.” Great play on words, and pretty much expresses this artist’s work in one phrase. Well done.
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Nice word play.
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Awesome poem. Love it!
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Clever, specific, rant yet paean to the past, as we are propelled into an uncertain throbbing future. Always like your voice & POV; nice ride, perfect take on the artwork.
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junk you lose and heads you win… so true… there even is a word for it… upcycling… smiles
loving his artwork
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me too.
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Indeed.. with creativity the obsolescence can make sense… that a great win 🙂
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or in this case, junk you could win…
because he does some amazing things with junk…
like the play on heads you win…
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