Published June 5, 2026 | Version v1

The Poetics of Appetite: A Practice-Based Investigation of Language in an Ice Cream Menu

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Studies in Everyday Poetics — Research Paper No. 001.

This paper investigates the poetic mechanisms present within commercial ice cream menu language. Through close reading, linguistic analysis, and the creation of a found poem composed exclusively from menu text, the study explores lexical compression, sensory imagery, sound patterning, and rhetorical strategies that contribute to consumer engagement.

Published through Liminal Window's Studies in Everyday Poetics research initiative.

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3071-1932

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2026-05-06