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“Crack Monkeys,” “wangster gangsta jew,” & Other Bad Poems

By JK Evanczuk on Monday, October 26, 2009 - 7 COMMENTS

bbbbaaad poetryI have a special fondness in my heart for bad poetry. Partly because I’m a terrible poet myself so I can’t help but identify with fellow terrible poets. And also partly because, as I’ve discussed before, I think there’s a lot to be gained by disregarding the rules of “good” writing–how else are you supposed to further your craft if you’re not willing to take risks?

So in the spirit of taking risks, and of totally missing the mark, there’s Very Bad Poetry, an online journal featuring such gems as these: Read more »

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