"found poetry" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} found poetry (uncountable)
  1. Poetry created by taking words or phrases from other sources and making changes in spacing or line breaks, or adding or deleting text to impart new meaning. Wikipedia link: found poetry Tags: uncountable
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