In another context, when I wasn't even looking for bad poetry, I came across a book with lines like this:
"At the dawn of sorrow,
I drop a tear
and sob."
Or
"I am one with the vast universe."
Published by a University Press!
I couldn't even write "At the dawn of sorrow" in a poem meant to be bad on purpose.
Oh god. This is why I hate poetry. Except Shakespeare, of course.
ReplyDeleteWell of course the immediate discourse was how snobby Jonathan was...
ReplyDeleteOh, please reveal the book.
ReplyDeleteOK, I found it. And some people like it. Dayum.
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