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Do speak ill of the dead
Who've inflicted evil on the world,
While they still walked upon the earth.
Curse them. Damn them to hell.
Sully their name.
Make their offspring and their allies
Ashamed of their awful deeds.Do speak ill of the dead.
Those who have caused pain and suffering
to the unprotected and defenseless.
Curse them. Damn them to hell.
Ruin their legacy.
They had no shame harming others in life
And deserve no peace in death.Do speak ill of the dead.
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Do speak ill of the dead
Who've inflicted evil on the world,
While they still walked upon the earth.
Curse them. Damn them to hell.
Sully their name.
Make their offspring and their allies
Ashamed of their awful deeds.Do speak ill of the dead.
Those who have caused pain and suffering
to the unprotected and defenseless.
Curse them. Damn them to hell.
Ruin their legacy.
They had no shame harming others in life
And deserve no peace in death.Do speak ill of the dead.
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Every kitten needs a huggable hippo.
https://cutetropolis.com/2026/06/18/cat-and-stuffed-hippo/ #BadPoetry #Cats #Kittens -
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…apply head to cloud once a day
to keep reality somewhat at bay
she heard the doctor say
and begged for him / apples / good advice to please stay…
…the xxxx away_#badpoetry #instaxwide #photodiary #aprilsfool #atleasttheskyistangible #photography
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…apply head to cloud once a day
to keep reality somewhat at bay
she heard the doctor say
and begged for him / apples / good advice to please stay…
…the xxxx away_#badpoetry #instaxwide #photodiary #aprilsfool #atleasttheskyistangible #photography
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A white jackrabbit
bounces across the brown lawn,
for spring is here. Boing!#rabbit #bunny #jackrabbit #wildlife #Canada #SK #prairies #haiku #BadHaiku #BadPoetry
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A white jackrabbit
bounces across the brown lawn,
for spring is here. Boing!#rabbit #bunny #jackrabbit #wildlife #Canada #SK #prairies #haiku #BadHaiku #BadPoetry
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Air a labhairt
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Air a labhairt
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Maighdeannan-mara
#Poetry #BadPoetry #Swimming #Gàidhlig #PoemADay #SmallPoems
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Maighdeannan-mara
#Poetry #BadPoetry #Swimming #Gàidhlig #PoemADay #SmallPoems
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At the Resolute Desk,
Sits a petty
Shallow narcissist who
Has two buttons: one to summon
A Diet Coke.
The other starts World War III.#BadPoetry #uspol yes that's #Trump
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At the Resolute Desk,
Sits a petty
Shallow narcissist who
Has two buttons: one to summon
A Diet Coke.
The other starts World War III.#BadPoetry #uspol yes that's #Trump
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RE: https://mastodon.nz/@BobLefridge/115656949519495969
On street names as vanity plates for the wealthy
We cruised quietly down "Judith Street" via "Van Velden Drive".
The Uber driver was twitchy, demanding his pay.
Cos the next street was "Willis" which sent chills running through us
as we swung right into "Don Brash Way".We veered right once more, found a street called "Seymour",
chucked a right into "Luxon Lane".
Back alley, dead end, black gates, heavy men,
it’s "Thiel Close"… but what’s in a name? -
RE: https://mastodon.nz/@BobLefridge/115656949519495969
On street names as vanity plates for the wealthy
We cruised quietly down "Judith Street" via "Van Velden Drive".
The Uber driver was twitchy, demanding his pay.
Cos the next street was "Willis" which sent chills running through us
as we swung right into "Don Brash Way".We veered right once more, found a street called "Seymour",
chucked a right into "Luxon Lane".
Back alley, dead end, black gates, heavy men,
it’s "Thiel Close"… but what’s in a name? -
“McGonagall is in a very special category, and has it all to himself. There are no other writings known to me that resemble his. So far as the whole tribe of poets is concerned, from the veritable lords of language to the worst doggerel-mongers, he stands alone.”
McGonagall, “Poute”, & the Bad Poets of Victorian Dundee – how bad poetry could be good business
https://www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2013/11/mcgonagall-poute-and-the-bad-poets-of-victorian-dundee/
#Scottish #literature #poetry #19thcentury #Victorian #Dundee #BadPoetry #McGonagall
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“McGonagall is in a very special category, and has it all to himself. There are no other writings known to me that resemble his. So far as the whole tribe of poets is concerned, from the veritable lords of language to the worst doggerel-mongers, he stands alone.”
McGonagall, “Poute”, & the Bad Poets of Victorian Dundee – how bad poetry could be good business
https://www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2013/11/mcgonagall-poute-and-the-bad-poets-of-victorian-dundee/
#Scottish #literature #poetry #19thcentury #Victorian #Dundee #BadPoetry #McGonagall
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Poetic Gems for Topaz: Verses for the Bicentenary of McGonagall
19 Nov, Dundee. Free, ticketedThe Wyvern Poets will share their verses written to celebrate the life, works & legacy of William Topaz McGonagall. The Wyvern Poets acknowledge McGonagall’s enduring impact, which has spread far beyond the city he called home.
#Scottish #literature #poetry #19thcentury #Victorian #McGonagall #BadPoetry
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Poetic Gems for Topaz: Verses for the Bicentenary of McGonagall
19 Nov, Dundee. Free, ticketedThe Wyvern Poets will share their verses written to celebrate the life, works & legacy of William Topaz McGonagall. The Wyvern Poets acknowledge McGonagall’s enduring impact, which has spread far beyond the city he called home.
#Scottish #literature #poetry #19thcentury #Victorian #McGonagall #BadPoetry
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Cats in cemeteries for Halloween.
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This week's penguin: Entirely different definition of poetry slam.
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This week's penguin: Entirely different definition of poetry slam.
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My llama love, loves a goat
He barely sees me
He never sees me
Because I'm on the internet.
My llama love, loves a goat
That llama love stealing goat
Got the best of me.
Goddamn.Dedicated to the lovely llama that @sundogplanets is a guardian of. Please check out her feed & follow her - for farm & astronomical related content. Yes. Farm animals & space science - go check it out ✌️
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My llama love, loves a goat
He barely sees me
He never sees me
Because I'm on the internet.
My llama love, loves a goat
That llama love stealing goat
Got the best of me.
Goddamn.Dedicated to the lovely llama that @sundogplanets is a guardian of. Please check out her feed & follow her - for farm & astronomical related content. Yes. Farm animals & space science - go check it out ✌️
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Onions acquired for my stewy-ghoulash thaang.
Wait 'til dark,
Once the murderous sun's gone to hiding.
Meals for a week.
Never cook again. -
Onions acquired for my stewy-ghoulash thaang.
Wait 'til dark,
Once the murderous sun's gone to hiding.
Meals for a week.
Never cook again. -
“What is significant about ‘An Address’ is that the variant spellings and particularly punctuation reproduced in the Journal… present it as far closer to Poute and his imitators… Readers knew this genre of mock-bad verse very well by 1877 and would naturally have questioned whether McGonagall was another conscious contributor to it.”
Was McGonagall, Andy Kaufman-like, in on the joke?
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#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #19thcentury #Victorian #McGonagall #BadPoetry #BadPoetryDay
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“What is significant about ‘An Address’ is that the variant spellings and particularly punctuation reproduced in the Journal… present it as far closer to Poute and his imitators… Readers knew this genre of mock-bad verse very well by 1877 and would naturally have questioned whether McGonagall was another conscious contributor to it.”
Was McGonagall, Andy Kaufman-like, in on the joke?
3/3
#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #19thcentury #Victorian #McGonagall #BadPoetry #BadPoetryDay
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“We feel that by the publication of this exquisite poem we are conferring an inestimable boon upon the literature of the nineteenth century”
“An Address to Thee Tay Bridge”, by William McGonagall, of course predates his more famous work on the Tay Bridge disaster. It is published in our collection POETS OF THE PEOPLE’S JOURNAL: Newspaper Poetry in Victorian Scotland
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https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/volumes/poets-of-the-peoples-journal/
#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #19thcentury #Victorian #McGonagall #BadPoetry #BadPoetryDay
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“We feel that by the publication of this exquisite poem we are conferring an inestimable boon upon the literature of the nineteenth century”
“An Address to Thee Tay Bridge”, by William McGonagall, of course predates his more famous work on the Tay Bridge disaster. It is published in our collection POETS OF THE PEOPLE’S JOURNAL: Newspaper Poetry in Victorian Scotland
2/3
https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/volumes/poets-of-the-peoples-journal/
#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #19thcentury #Victorian #McGonagall #BadPoetry #BadPoetryDay
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“McGonagall was contributing to a pre-existing poetic culture that hovered between the satirical & the serious, & that caused difficulties for editors faced with deciding which was which”
Why bad poetry was good business in Victorian Dundee
Today, 18 August, is Bad Poetry Day
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https://www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2013/11/mcgonagall-poute-and-the-bad-poets-of-victorian-dundee/
#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #19thcentury #Victorian #McGonagall #BadPoetry #BadPoetryDay
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“McGonagall was contributing to a pre-existing poetic culture that hovered between the satirical & the serious, & that caused difficulties for editors faced with deciding which was which”
Why bad poetry was good business in Victorian Dundee
Today, 18 August, is Bad Poetry Day
1/3
https://www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2013/11/mcgonagall-poute-and-the-bad-poets-of-victorian-dundee/
#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #19thcentury #Victorian #McGonagall #BadPoetry #BadPoetryDay
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There's always one tiny bit.
A fractured phrase that no one else has heard.
An incomplete image that no one else has seen.
One memory you possess that no one else remembers.
Four frames of a film seen only by you.
Dropped on the cutting room floor.
Remember. Pick it up.
Put it in your pocket and carry it with you. -
There's always one tiny bit.
A fractured phrase that no one else has heard.
An incomplete image that no one else has seen.
One memory you possess that no one else remembers.
Four frames of a film seen only by you.
Dropped on the cutting room floor.
Remember. Pick it up.
Put it in your pocket and carry it with you. -
The brewer's lass was strong of will
When setting up the apple still.As the mixture bubbled up
Her grin it did get wider
Until at last her work was done
The apples were in cider. -
#Mastoprompt #wss366
#PennedPossibilities 725: Do you have a favourite character in your current WIP?Ask me no questions
I'll tell you no lies
I love them all
That's how I fly#Tell #Fly
#NMPP #NMPrompts #NMMP #NMv366 #BadPoetry #PoetryOnTheFly -
🚨 OMG, was it lead or was it just really bad vibes in Tacoma? 🤦♂️ Somehow, poisoning the water supply is less terrifying than the New Yorker actually trying to link it to serial killers. Next up, a groundbreaking study on whether eating too many avocados causes bad poetry. 🥑📉
https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/did-lead-poisoning-create-a-generation-of-serial-killers #HackerNews #Tacoma #WaterSupply #SerialKillers #AvocadoStudy #BadPoetry #HackerNews #ngated -
McGonagall, ‘Poute’, & the Bad Poets of Victorian Dundee
“Reading through the newspaper poems of these years makes it evident that […] McGonagall was contributing to a pre-existing poetic culture that hovered between the satirical and the serious, and that caused difficulties for editors faced with deciding which was which.”
—Was McGonagall really a terrible poet? Or was he a brilliant, Andy Kaufman-esque comedian?
https://www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2013/11/mcgonagall-poute-and-the-bad-poets-of-victorian-dundee/
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An Evening in Celebration of William Topaz McGonagall
20 April, Edinburgh – £1.79–£7.21Join the International Ghost Society for an evening in celebration of the poet William Topaz McGonagall (1825–1902) – a man commonly known as the worst poet ever to have lived …
#Scottish #literature #19thcentury #poetry #badpoetry #McGonagall
