There once was a horse-riding chap Who took a trip in a cold snap He stopped in the snow But he soon had to go: He was miles away from a nap. –Lore Sjöberg –Famous Poems Rewritten as Limericks (Bad Gods)
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COOL! Great find…might even show this to the poetry writing class next term. I hadn’t seen Bad Gods before, but I believe that is the same writer who did the Brunching Shuttlecocks long ago… right on, DJG!
The Metafilter Posse made a bunch of their own. Some are quite good. http://www.metafilter.com/63163/There-once-was-a-girl-named-Lenore
Thanks, Anonymous. My favorite so far from the Metafilter list:
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COOL! Great find…might even show this to the poetry writing class next term. I hadn’t seen Bad Gods before, but I believe that is the same writer who did the Brunching Shuttlecocks long ago… right on, DJG!
The Metafilter Posse made a bunch of their own. Some are quite good.
http://www.metafilter.com/63163/There-once-was-a-girl-named-Lenore
Thanks, Anonymous. My favorite so far from the Metafilter list:
Nevermore nevermore nevermore
Nevermore nevermore nevermore
Nevermore nevermore
Nevermore nevermore
Nevermore nevermore nevermore