National award-winning humorist and newspaper/magazine columnist, Madeleine Begun Kane, believes that “a limerick a day keeps Republicans at bay.” Here’s a humorous political poem she wrote called Some Friendly Advice for McCain’s Veep Vetting Team:
McCain doesn’t use a PC
Or a Mac, so he needs a VP
Who can act as his tutor
In using a ‘puter
And help [...]
Hilarious Political Limericks
Poem: Maya Blue (at Chichen Itza)
Read a fantastic poem over at the online literary journal, Strange Horizons (so you already know I’m going to like the site because it has “strange” in the title – haha). Anyway, this poem is by Ann K. Schwader, called Maya Blue (at Chichen Itza), and it starts out:
Imperishable blue this bitter sky
that Chaak abandons, [...]
Book: The World Without Us
Alan Weisman’s book, The World Without Us, is described by The New Yorker as “a sort of pop-science ghost story.” And we are the ghosts. Ever wonder what the earth would be like were we all to disappear? According to Weisman, much much better.
Nicholas Lezard, in his book review at The Guardian, writes:
“What Alan Weisman [...]
Zombie Haiku
If you think zombies can’t write poetry, think again. In his book, Zombie Haiku, Ryan Mecum gives us insight into the inner workings and deepest feelings of the zombie mind. Here are a couple of examples of what you can expect to find in Zombie Haiku:
blood is really warm
it’s like drinking hot chocolate
but with more [...]
9-11 Urban Legends: Truth is Stranger than Fiction
September 11, 2001, is a day surrounded by urban myths and legends. But some of those legends, as strange and unbelievable as they might sound, are actually true. Here are a few.
According to the University of Hawai’i online newspaper, Ka Leo:
“The progressive rock band “Dream Theatre” released its three album set, ‘Live Scenes From New [...]
Illustrated Poetry Blog
Poetry Blog is the simple yet accurate name of a wonderful little blog I discovered today which features classic poems combined with pictures which compliment and add to the experience of the poem. What a great concept. Here are a couple of my favorite entries:
Poem by Robert Lee Frost, Once by the Pacific, which begins:
The [...]
The World Owes Me a Robot
I have a phone small enough to carry in my pocket and strong enough to call someone on the other side of the globe. I have a computer that can instantly access information from all over the world about any topic I can think of. I have my entire music collection on a tiny device [...]
Flash Fiction Award-Winning “Walking Upside Down”
Sometimes sudden fiction blurs the line between the short short story and poetry. Walking Upside Down, John Ravenscroft’s previous winner of the Storycove Flash Fiction Award, is one such piece. Personally, I think this would read better as a long poem than a flash fiction story, but no matter how it’s presented, there’s no denying [...]
Chick VP – What Bloggers are Saying about Sarah Palin
A chick VP? Seems cool at first glance. I decided to take a look around the internet and see what bloggers were saying about John McCain’s pick for what could be our first female vice president, Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin.
First, here’s what I have to say:
anti-gay rights = bigot = I’m not voting for you
That’s [...]
