I do hasten to mention that poem was written by the Vogon Generator!!not me
--although who knows the difference??
Pat de Vogon
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From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of judy prince
Sent: 28 May 2008 19:34
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Very Bad Poetry
wow. I'm defo getting my illustrations ready for a nother P pamphlet! Can
never have too many piccies of VB, either--or poems, for that matter.
Didn't someone recently suggest a petc collection of VB poems?
Yr sweety sky
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Less is not quite enough
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick McManus" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 2:24 PM
Subject: Re: Very Bad Poetry
> And for me!!
>
> See, see the sweety sky
> Marvel at its big yellowy depths.
> Tell me, poetryetc do you
> Wonder why the Vile Boris ignores you?
> Why its foobly stare
> makes you feel groggy.
> I can tell you, it is
> Worried by your mcmy facial growth
> That looks like
> A milky.
> What's more, it knows
> Your pencilly potting shed
> Smells of froggy.
> Everything under the big sweety sky
> Asks why, why do you even bother?
> You only charm fungus.--
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of kasper salonen
> Sent: 28 May 2008 18:07
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Very Bad Poetry
>
> that generator is awesome
>
> KS
>
> 2008/5/28 Nathan Hondros <[log in to unmask]>:
>
>> The BBC has a Vogon Poetry
>> Generator<
>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/hitchhikers/vogonpoetry/lettergen.shtml>
>> !!!
>>
>> Here is the awful poem it created for me:
>>
>>
>>
>> See, see the wonderful sky
>> Marvel at its big puce depths.
>> Tell me, Brad do you
>> Wonder why the pug ignores you?
>> Why its foobly stare
>> makes you feel angry.
>> I can tell you, it is
>> Worried by your fankish facial growth
>> That looks like
>> A cheese.
>> What's more, it knows
>> Your ploppy potting shed
>> Smells of pea.
>> Everything under the big wonderful sky
>> Asks why, why do you even bother?
>> You only charm filths.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> I am impressed.
>>
>> But seriously, who was it who said that we only understand worthwhile
>> poetry
>> by appreciating the bad? I can't remember now.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 10:46 PM, Janet Jackson <[log in to unmask]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > The awful thing is that some of the poems do have something worthwhile
> to
>> > say.
>> >
>> > The other awful thing is that some of them are more fun to read than
>> > the anaemic clusters of lines published by many of the salaried poets
>> > of academe (present company excepted: no-one boring or crap lasts long
>> > on this list)
>> >
>> > I wonder if that's the real Barack Obama? Hope not.
>> >
>> > (OK, I spent too long there. Going off to be ill now)
>> >
>> > Janet
>> >
>> > On 27/05/2008, Nathan Hondros <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> > > Apologies if this site has been circulated before.The poetry is very
>> bad,
>> > > but not quite Vogon:
>> > > http://www.verybadpoetry.com
>> > >
>> > > Regards,
>> > > Nathan
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > http://nathanhondros.blogspot.com
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > Janet Jackson <[log in to unmask]>
>> > www.proximity.webhop.net (Poetry)
>> > www.myspace.com/poetjj (Includes occasional arts & culture blog)
>> >
>> > The Line Mine, bulletin board for Perth poetry & spoken word:
>> > [log in to unmask]
>> > groups.yahoo.com/group/thelinemine
>> >
>> > Breastfeeding info & help: www.breastfeeding.asn.au
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> http://nathanhondros.blogspot.com
>>
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