Wednesday 16 August 2023

Poets, Love 'Em or Hate 'Em




This coming Friday, August 18th, is once again

NATIONAL BAD POETRY DAY

Let the versification begin!










Okay, that's enough bad poetry!

I must include at least ONE good poem!


47 comments:

  1. "never read the poetry of either man"
    That would be me. Except I wouldn't think it would be worth fighting about.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Made me laugh out loud, HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

    ReplyDelete
  3. Unfortunately I don't know about my poems.. I've always been better at say dirty sea shanties.

    ReplyDelete
  4. OMG too funny!

    I have an outhouse poem that I have written on the door of our old outhouse!

    :)
    A Haiku about being an adult....best one!

    ReplyDelete
  5. All so good and then I got to that last one: WINNER!

    ReplyDelete
  6. These are hilarious. Baptize me in Hot Dog Water! 😜

    ReplyDelete
  7. I liked the Christmas tree one!

    The reason Kurt 'forgot the man's name' is because as far as I can tell the story is apocryphal. Nobody remembers the man's name. There was a book Notes on Duels and Dueling from 1859 that repeats Kurt's anecdote. Naturally, there is a Reddit thread, and I have confirmed that the quotation in question is on page 35 of the Google scan. The Reddit thread suggests this misinformation was used for anti-duelling propaganda, the way most wars feature stories about The Bad Guys throwing newborn babies out of their incubators.

    ReplyDelete
  8. @ Old Lurker -- Once again, your research abilities astonish me! As far as I'm concerned, this anecdote falls into the category of "if it's not true, it SHOULD be!"

    ReplyDelete
  9. OMG too funny!
    Three things: the pine tree, the dude and the grass and that kitty!!!


    XOXO

    ReplyDelete
  10. The Christmas tree is by Brian Bilston, I think. Credit where it's due. And the iambic pentameter is brilliant!

    ReplyDelete
  11. @ Boud -- Thanks for that info! I should probably apologize to Brian Bilston for including his poem in a "bad poetry" collection but then again, Shakespeare's included too, so how bad can it be?

    ReplyDelete
  12. Love Nicky Flower dream poem - baptized in hot dog water - brilliant.

    ReplyDelete
  13. The very last one truly fits the moment, however, as poetry goes ... They are all great!

    ReplyDelete
  14. So funny. I hope the story about “never reading the poetry of either man” is true. Excellent haikus!

    ReplyDelete
  15. The haiku for trump is priceless.

    ReplyDelete
  16. i am a cat
    i'm not a rat
    don't say i'm fat
    and that is that

    the dood abidez

    ReplyDelete
  17. @ Gidget Blue Sky -- Pure poetic genius!

    ReplyDelete
  18. Lots of giggles and I really needed them today
    Thank you

    ReplyDelete
  19. I suck at poetry in high school. I feel amused reading the memes

    ReplyDelete
  20. That Trump gets a Pulitzer (unless he's hijacked that, too),

    ReplyDelete
  21. Funny. Apartment for Rent. No Poets. Sometimes I almost feel sorry for the landlord.

    ReplyDelete
  22. Is it National Bad Poetry Day already? Time to pay homage again to my favourite dead nemesis, HRH....

    Gloriana Faux Paw

    There once was a cat not royal
    Who demanded we all be loyal.
    She schemed and she screamed,
    "I should be Queen!"
    But she'll end up lanced like a boil.

    ReplyDelete
  23. @ Tundra Bunny -- Two can play at this game!

    There once was a glib arctic hare,
    Whose wit was just barely there.
    She tried to insult,
    But I run the cult,
    So there's kool-aid for you all to share!

    I would have done a better poem but it's past my bedtime.

    ReplyDelete
  24. @ HRH -- your hide is definitely getting thinner as you decompose, AHAHAHAHAHAHA!

    ReplyDelete
  25. Some of those poems are just too clever and too funny to be bad.

    ReplyDelete
  26. I like the Christmas Tree one and the Shakespeare's summer's day.

    ReplyDelete
  27. I recognize that haiku, LOL. Who to blame for "poets" instead of "pets" ... the landlady who made the error or newspaper for not proofreading? The Christmas Tree is genius.

    ReplyDelete
  28. Lots of great ones as usual. Love the adult haiku.
    I'm guessing someone had their heart broken by a poet.

    ReplyDelete
  29. Some of these made me truly LoL! And they weren't all 'bad' poetry. Humour and doggerel have their place in the poetry canon. We can't all be high-minded aesthetes.

    ReplyDelete
  30. Love the pine tree and Shakespeare..good ones...not really in to poetry..I guess you have proven that there is bad poetry out there albeit funny!!

    ReplyDelete
  31. baptize me in hot dog water cracked me up.

    ReplyDelete
  32. My favorite? The last one. Here's hoping he gets his comeuppance.

    ReplyDelete
  33. I was a fan of all the bad poetry, especially the one with The Dude because he is one of my favorites. Thanks for the laughs, Debra.

    ReplyDelete
  34. "never read the poetry of either" slayed me! Thanks for sharing.

    ReplyDelete
  35. french poetry is so full of rules, I never bothered writing it.

    ReplyDelete
  36. Thanks for the idea, I'll try the Sheriffs Office.

    ReplyDelete
  37. I'm definitely not a big fan of poems, to me they're like modern art

    ReplyDelete
  38. HAHAHA!! The haiku about being an adult is spot on.

    ReplyDelete
  39. These are so much fun, Debra! I can certainly remember Dante, but I can't recall Ariosto. So Dante must have been the best (Because I know everything - not! Love the Haiku for Trump!

    ReplyDelete
  40. All are good dear Debra made me smile
    I feel good about that I could read some good poetry during school days.
    I am grateful that I had access to the school library. Only I knew what this place was meant to me back then.
    Hugs

    ReplyDelete
  41. Big LOL for the Trump haiku.

    When I was a youth, I really dug Brautigan. Haven't much connected with loads of a other poets, to be honest.

    ReplyDelete
  42. All cute for sure, but that last one is a keeper!

    ReplyDelete

Your comments are welcomed and appreciated!

However, comment moderation is on and no comments will be published from trolls, haters, bots or spammers.