The Red Guards taped one of these to my door, too. But hey, if you
can't write a poem in a car - next thing they'll be banning chariots!
Steve KK
At 8:26 PM -0700 10/7/2000, Jon Corelis wrote:
> All poets reading this are kindly requested to refrain in future from
>committing any verse which:
>
> * uses &, 'n, an', or any other abbreviation for the English
> conjunction and.
>
> * has all lines centered on the page.
>
> * is broken up into short phrases wandering across the page with
> random margins. (Yes I know William Carlos Williams did it. He
> was a genius. Are you?)
>
> * employs capital or italic letters for emphasis.
>
> * is based on an old snapshot.
>
> * begins with the first person plural pronoun followed by a strong
> verb of motion in the present tense (e.g., "We walk...", "We
> drive...").
>
> * has a title of the form "Variations on a theme by [poet]".
>
> * is about ones grandmother.
>
> * makes any mention of an automobile or a television set.
>
> * is prefaced by a dedication to any living person.
>
> * endeavors to demonstrate that a person with whom one has
> recently ceased having sexual relations is a shit heel.
>
> * takes as its narrative setting an English department, creative
> writing seminar, or poetry reading.
>
> * is about a specific piece of music.
>
> Thank you.
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