>POEM IMPLORING THE RETURN OF MY BUTT
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>Dear Sir -- I have lost my butt. It was a
>frail butt not unlike a dog's. Now
>that it is gone I am concerned about
>its recovery as my legs are grating
>against my abdomen.
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>Sincerely,
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> Gabriel Gudding
Gabe neglects to mention that this is but one of the many, funny/satiric,
'letters' (not to mention parodies, critiques, etc) to be found in his
amazing & amusing A Defense of Poetry. Punchy for sure, but I also find
myself laughing aloud a lot. Great stuff, & I recommend this good medicine
to all.
Doug
Douglas Barbour
Department of English
University of Alberta
Edmonton Alberta Canada T6G 2E5
(h) [780] 436 3320 (b) [780] 492 0521
http://www.ualberta.ca/~dbarbour/dbhome.htm
The blank page
as merely an interval or
an intrusion. We could not rescue it
nor could we huddle, as if the page were
big enough.
Kathleen Fraser
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