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Who's a poet, but don't even know it?
By adamg on Wed, 01/24/2007 - 9:55am
I quickly ignore John Daley's attempt to get local bloggers not to use rhyme to discuss city councilor John Tobin's proposal to appoint a city poet laureate.
Besides, we don't even need to conduct a search. We got yer Boston poet laureate right here.
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Poet Laureate
The Jones Hill Association in Dorchester appointed a Poet Laureate about five years ago, with a small stipend. Glad to see that the city is catching on. I will ask though, shouldn't we have a city historian before we have a poet laureate? Not that I know anyone who would be right for the job or anything like that.
Another contender
Amy at Pasquinade shows off her slammin' chops with examples of both haikus and clerhew (yeah, I went "wha?" as well):
Dunkin Donuts love
America runs on you,
bitter roasted beans.
Mayor Menino
got elected by kissing bambino.
He reacted with gall to the fug City Hall
and for a new one he started to brawl.
Top THAT, Carl Stevens!
And in this corner ...
Seems Scott Allen Miller wants the post as well:
I once walked
To Chinatown and back
I got robbed twice
And offered four vials of crack
I was a loudmouth radio talk
I was a loudmouth radio talk show host
With a tenuous grasp on the truth
Now I'm going to be out of a job
Or hosting in Duluth