- Taschenbuch: 144 Seiten
- Verlag: Vintage (25. März 1997)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0679776222
- ISBN-13: 978-0679776222
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 11,8 x 1,1 x 18,9 cm
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Writing very bad poetry requires talent. It helps to have a wooden ear for words, a penchant for sinking into a mire of sentimentality, and an enviable confidence that allows one to write despite absolutely appalling incompetence.
The 131 poems collected in this first-of-its-kind anthology are so glaringly awful that they embody a kind of genius. From Fred Emerson Brooks' "The Stuttering Lover" to Matthew Green's "The Spleen" to Georgia Bailey Parrington's misguided "An Elegy to a Dissected Puppy", they mangle meter, run rampant over rhyme, and bludgeon us into insensibility with their grandiosity, anticlimax, and malapropism.
Guaranteed to move even the most stoic reader to tears (of laughter), Very Bad Poetry is sure to become a favorite of the poetically inclined (and disinclined).
The 131 poems collected in this first-of-its-kind anthology are so glaringly awful that they embody a kind of genius. From Fred Emerson Brooks' "The Stuttering Lover" to Matthew Green's "The Spleen" to Georgia Bailey Parrington's misguided "An Elegy to a Dissected Puppy", they mangle meter, run rampant over rhyme, and bludgeon us into insensibility with their grandiosity, anticlimax, and malapropism.
Guaranteed to move even the most stoic reader to tears (of laughter), Very Bad Poetry is sure to become a favorite of the poetically inclined (and disinclined).
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Worse than you think
As editor-in-chief of Vintage books, I have published some truly distinguished books in my career. This definitely is not one of them. The poems in this volume are so excruciatingly awful that they have to be read (preferably aloud) to be believed. The best (or worst) thing about them is that they were all written to be taken seriously. Among the classics to be found in this volume: "An Elegy to a Dissected Puppy," "Ode on the Mammoth Cheese,"A Pindaricque on the Grunting of a Hog." This is a truly, albeit inadvertently awful book. In 20 years of publishing it's probably the funniest book I've ever released. It's hard to explain why very bad poetry is so hilarious or why so many people who appreciate great poetry also love bad poetry. It's a kind of perverse art form. And this book, alas, is The Bible of the odious genre. It's also probably the world's greatest gift for any English teacher you love or hate
As editor-in-chief of Vintage books, I have published some truly distinguished books in my career. This definitely is not one of them. The poems in this volume are so excruciatingly awful that they have to be read (preferably aloud) to be believed. The best (or worst) thing about them is that they were all written to be taken seriously. Among the classics to be found in this volume: "An Elegy to a Dissected Puppy," "Ode on the Mammoth Cheese,"A Pindaricque on the Grunting of a Hog." This is a truly, albeit inadvertently awful book. In 20 years of publishing it's probably the funniest book I've ever released. It's hard to explain why very bad poetry is so hilarious or why so many people who appreciate great poetry also love bad poetry. It's a kind of perverse art form. And this book, alas, is The Bible of the odious genre. It's also probably the world's greatest gift for any English teacher you love or hate
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Low satire of a very high order. Pound for pound, Very Bad Poetry is a better buy than Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove, Voltaire's Candide, or Dr. Johnson's Rasselas. Kudos to K. Petras & R. Petras, who pepper these gloriously godawful piles of doggerel with just the right mix of high-toned amusement & subtle skepticism as to their artistic merits. In fact, V.B.P. is the best book of its kind since the publication some thirty years ago of the immortal Owl Anthology of Bad Verse.
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This book is not to be read in public unless you don't mind attacting attention when you burst out laughing to the point you are in tears. There are no words to describe these poets and their works--at least no words I can use here. This is a must-have addition to everyone's library. Stock up for next Christmas!
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"An Elegy to a Dissected Puppy"? "The Ditch"? "Children Disinterred"? "I Kissed Pa Twice After His Death"? Badly made horror films? No, these are just a sampling of the motherlode of poetic dreg Kathryn and Ross Petras have collected in this volume. All the poems collected are honest, serious attemps at poetic art; that makes this collection all the more hilarious.
A note of praise/concern--Speech students have claimed state championships in Nebraska using "Very Bad Poetry" selections...gasp!
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Incredibly funny!
Very bad poetry is the funniest collection of poetry ever! My favorite poem is "Ode To the Mammoth Cheese"! If you like poetry, this is a must read!
Am 8. August 1998 veröffentlicht
Very Bad Poetry a Very Good Read!
What makes a poem very bad? There is no definitive answer of course, though Kathryn and Ross Petras list several common elements, like "a well-honed sense of the... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 31. März 1998 von Lisa Cote, Wordings Editorial Services (wordings@hotmail.com)
This book inspired me to write the following poem:
I read a small book of bad poems today/the authors though they did their best/could not make them rhyme or make them fit time/with the beat of the verse - so they guessed! Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 30. Oktober 1997 von C. Brush
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