Materials: one pair of scissors, plain backing paper, glue, a supply of surplus printed matter - I raided my Council recycling card and paper sack, which was nearly full as I only put it out once a month, (stone - optional).
Preparation: cue some suitable music (Beethoven's 7th works for me), drink a glass of wine, and start cutting words at random out of a selection of magazines, newspapers, brochures, fliers - different fonts, colours, shapes, until you've got a sizeable pile. (How many is enough? You'll know. If you need to cut out more later, do so.)
Process: lay all the words out quite randomly on a broad, flat surface (table-top, rug, floor), drink another glass of wine and just scrutinise them all for a while. Next, summon up the spirits of the muses (Μούσες in Greek), Erato in particular (being the goddess of lyric poetry and collage-making), to inspire and direct your selection of a group of words from among the set. Try out various permutations of the selected words until they make a semblance of sense, bringing in additional words from the original set as necessary. When you are satisfied with the sequence, glue the words to the backing paper in the form of your collage poem. Thank the goddess(es), wash your hands, drink another glass of wine and marvel at the result. Result: I give you Paper, Scissors, Stoned...
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