Poet Poe pens nonsense verse. "Plus...phun," puns Uly, "I disburse." Its gamut runs from spam to worse. The po'sy posted...? Poe's diverse -- most, postcards from his universe, replies to grudges he must nurse. My summary...? Let me be terse: a mitzva, mostly. (Not a curse.)
Saturday, December 8, 2018
Study in Self Reference
The self-referring...
...Old Testament theologian: Isaiah-Lot of Babel
...black-ink artist law-suit defendant: So Su Me E
...pop culture one-hit wonder: Flash N. DePann
...Civil War reenactment Rhett Butler impersonator: Frank Lee Meideere
...mafia enforcer: Arthur E. Cantry-Fewse
...New York waterfront longshoreman: Ike Hood-O'Haddklasse
...Greta Garbo fan-club recording secretary: Ivan "Toobie" Hull-Owen
...religious zealot: Theo Lodge-Hickle
...French national "M Congeniality" contest runner-up: Merce E. Beaucoup
...all-around sonofabitch: Upton O'Goode
...amateur psychologist: Itzak ("Ray") Zeevoilt
...novelty floorlamp manufacturer's rep: Major O. Ward
...failed eighteen-wheeler operator: Asa Lee ("Pat") deWiel
…sub-Saharan real-estate developer: Barron Wasteland
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Composed and illustrated in 2019, each verse of poetaster Ulysses ("Uly") Poe's illuminated nonsense lyric "What A's ...
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