to park my face,
but not a place prestigious,
I always hie
me to the Y,
though none tag me religious.
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.)
Sunday, June 7, 2020
A Is For A! An Illustrated Alphabet in Verse: Letter Y
to park my face,
but not a place prestigious,
I always hie
me to the Y,
though none tag me religious.
A Is For A! An Illustrated Alphabet in Verse: Letter Z
three winks, siest-
a, nap, a nod, a trance
is what's requir'd.
In short, I'm tired!
(At least one Z, perchance...?)
World Heritage Fruit, Vegetable & Cereal Grain Architecture Sites in Series, Series Five, Number Twenty Two -- Montmartre: Sacre-Coeurgettes
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| "Sacré-Cœurgettes" by Ulysses Poe |
get all 'bout
Iceberg 'n'
Cranberry
Beans;
skip
Endive, Ro-
maine 'n' A-
rugula
Lett-
uce, Ra-
dicchio,
Kale 'n' Chrys-
anthemum
Greens:
try
visitin'
Montmartre's
Sacré-Cœur-
gettes!
A Is For A! An Illustrated Alphabet in Verse: Letter O
"O say can you...";
"O little town o' Beth-...":
each sports an 'O.'
(So, Deists know,
does "Where's thy sting, O Death...?"
A Is For A! An Illustrated Alphabet in Verse: Letter U
(a 'homme,' no 'femme'),
their very first: U Nu!
U Thant...? Not so.
Nor Goryeo.
(A playwright, too: who knew...?)
A Is For A! An Illustrated Alphabet in Verse: Letter M
En France, when yer
address'd "Monsieur,"
those frogs concur: an M
precedes yer name.
So: what's their game...?
How d'y'all relate to them...?
Friday, June 5, 2020
Wolaly on 'HARD' > 'EASY'
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| "One Through Twelve Observ'd" (aka"Sour Mashup") |
♫ Show me wha' de wolaly look like...?
This be wha' de wolaly look like! ♫
To tiptoe, step by step, from here to yonder's often HARD.
Plant one misstep, one faux finesse, and Smack! you'll come to HARM.
This be wha' de wolaly look like! ♫
To tiptoe, step by step, from here to yonder's often HARD.
Plant one misstep, one faux finesse, and Smack! you'll come to HARM.
Then, asking, "Am I growing cold...?" and, "Am I getting WARM...?"
where's all the aid to steer you clear of cul de sacs, to WARN
of lexical dead ends to lingual garden paths....? Do EARN
you pointless platitudes like, "That there horse done's left the BARN"...?
you pointless platitudes like, "That there horse done's left the BARN"...?
(Such wisecracks render even my imagination BARE;
the creeps who come across with 'em be nothing short of BASE.
If they'd but plug their pie holes, leaving you to move with EASE,
you'd, step by step, your best path nose from 'hard' to 'easy'...EASY!)
Thursday, June 4, 2020
Jorma Glishen or "If I've Told You Once...": Confessions of an Oulipian ESOL Teacher
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| "Jorma Glishen" by Ulysses Poe chemical marker on copy paper digitally enhanced 22" by 22" |
Glishenenma:
jorglishma glishen --
jor...?
Ma joren glishenjor!
Maglishenjor:
glishmama enjor --
glish.
Ma jorglish enjorglish!
Enmaglishen:
majoren maglish --
jor...?
Glish major englishjor!
Maenenglish:
jormaen glishma --
jor.
Ma english jorjoren!
Glishmaglishma:
enjorglish joren --
ma...?
Glish enjor majorglis!
Maenjorma:
englishjor enma --
glish.
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
100+ World Heritage Fruit, Vegetable & Cereal Grain Architecture Sites
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| "Foodcut" by Ulysses Poe chemical marker on copy paper, digitally modified 8 1/2" by 11" |
The Leaning Tower of Peas (Italy)
Lloyd Wright's Falling Watercress (Pennsylvania)
The AlaMorel (Texas)
The Sisteench Apple (Rome)
The Gateway Archichoke (Saint Louis)
The Forbidden Citrus (China)
The Brandenburg Date (Germany)
Hadrian's Walnuts (UK)
Big Bean (UK)
Xanadurian (California)
The Nazca Limes (Peru)
Carrotatids (Greece)
Kiwi West (Florida)
Yamkee StadiYam (New York)
Fennel Hall (Boston)
The Boyhood Home of Robert E. Leek (Virginia)
The Nazca Limes (Peru)
Carrotatids (Greece)
Kiwi West (Florida)
Yamkee StadiYam (New York)
Fennel Hall (Boston)
The Boyhood Home of Robert E. Leek (Virginia)
Glast-on-Berry (UK)
La Scallion (Milan)
Rutabodega Ysios (Spain)
The London Tuber (UK)
Grapesland (Tennessee)
La Scallion (Milan)
Rutabodega Ysios (Spain)
The London Tuber (UK)
Grapesland (Tennessee)
The Magnolia Plantaintion (Charleston)
The Calabashtille (Paris)
The Temple of Appl'o at Delphi
Centre Pommedeterre (Paris)
Loew's Pearadise Theatre (The Bronx)
Gran Hotel del Pearaguay (Asuncion)
The Lutheran Church in Valpearaiso (Chile)
El Pearaiso Archeological Site in Pearu
Hovde Hall at Peardue University (Indiana)
The Empear State Building (New York)
The Pearis Opeara House
The London Pearlladium
Yellowstone National Peark (Wyoning)
Buckingham Pearlace (London)
Kinderdaikon (The Netherlands)
The Romaine Kaleosseum (Italy)
The Leifeng Figoda (China)
The Pearamids at Giza (Egypt)
The Gateway Archichoke (St. Louis)
The Merchandise Marula (Chicago)
Disney's Apr'cot Center (Florida)
Frank Lloyd Wright's KohlRobie House (Chicago)
The Copracabana Supper Club (New York)
The Summer Squash Palace (China)
Navy Pear (Chicago)
Pecandlestick Park (California)
The Blue Pomplemosque (Armenia)
The Eiffel Taro (France)
The Pearthenon (Greece)
The Temple of Appl'o at Delphi
Centre Pommedeterre (Paris)
Loew's Pearadise Theatre (The Bronx)
Gran Hotel del Pearaguay (Asuncion)
The Lutheran Church in Valpearaiso (Chile)
El Pearaiso Archeological Site in Pearu
Hovde Hall at Peardue University (Indiana)
The Empear State Building (New York)
The Pearis Opeara House
The London Pearlladium
Yellowstone National Peark (Wyoning)
Buckingham Pearlace (London)
Kinderdaikon (The Netherlands)
The Romaine Kaleosseum (Italy)
The Leifeng Figoda (China)
The Pearamids at Giza (Egypt)
The Gateway Archichoke (St. Louis)
The Merchandise Marula (Chicago)
St. Basil’s Cathedral (Russia)
TiananMung Square (China)
The Statue of Zeuscchini at Olympia (Greece)
The Hanging Gardens of BabylOnions (Mesopotamia)
Disney's Apr'cot Center (Florida)
Frank Lloyd Wright's KohlRobie House (Chicago)
The Copracabana Supper Club (New York)
The Summer Squash Palace (China)
Navy Pear (Chicago)
Pecandlestick Park (California)
Carnegie Melon University (Pittsburgh)
The Lingon Memorial (Washington, DC)
The Palace at Fountainblueberry (France)
USS Arizonion Memorial (Hawaii)
The Peanutbody Library (Baltimore)
Bell Pepper Works (New Jersey)
Corn Palace (South Dakota)
The Alhambrazil Nut (Spain)
The Cashewbah (Morocco)
Teotihuacantaloupe (Mexico)
The Ruins at El Reysin (Mexico)
The Spinach Steps (Italy)
Fortescuecumber Centre (Australia)
The Palace at Versoy (France)
The Thyme Warner Building (USA)
Dilliesin West (USA)
The Mosque at Avocadoba (Spain)
The Hill of Taragon (Ireland)
The Ocean Quayenne (Denmark)
Muscatel el-Amarna (Egypt)
Machu Peaches (Peru)
Mont St-Mishell'd Peas (France)
Trajan's Collards (Italy)
Maiza Verde (Colorado)
Hoover Damson (USA)
The Space Nettle (USA)
The Gherkin (UK)
The Lingon Memorial (Washington, DC)
The Palace at Fountainblueberry (France)
USS Arizonion Memorial (Hawaii)
The Peanutbody Library (Baltimore)
Bell Pepper Works (New Jersey)
Corn Palace (South Dakota)
The Alhambrazil Nut (Spain)
The Cashewbah (Morocco)
Teotihuacantaloupe (Mexico)
The Ruins at El Reysin (Mexico)
The Spinach Steps (Italy)
Fortescuecumber Centre (Australia)
The Palace at Versoy (France)
The Thyme Warner Building (USA)
Dilliesin West (USA)
The Mosque at Avocadoba (Spain)
The Hill of Taragon (Ireland)
The Ocean Quayenne (Denmark)
Muscatel el-Amarna (Egypt)
Machu Peaches (Peru)
Mont St-Mishell'd Peas (France)
Trajan's Collards (Italy)
Maiza Verde (Colorado)
Hoover Damson (USA)
The Royal Mint (UK)
The Space Nettle (USA)
The Gherkin (UK)
Aix-la-Chapple (Germany)
The Chervilla Farnese (Italy)
The Blue Pomplemosque (Armenia)
The Rhubarbican Centre (UK)
The Radishon Hotel (Muscat)
The Tombato pf the Unknown (USA)
The Tombato pf the Unknown (USA)
The Eiffel Taro (France)
The Chryslaw Building (USA)
Casaba Mila (Spain)
The Pantheonion (Italy)
The Pearthenon (Greece)
The Dome of the Roquette (Israel)
Angkor KumqWat (India)
Westminster Kohlrabbey UK)
Sacre-Couergettes (Montmartre)
The Taj Mahalmond (Acra)
The Taj Mahalmond (Acra)
The Sydney Hop'ra House (New South Wales)
The Maizeoleum at Halicarnassus (Turkey)
Villa Savoyam (France)
Potatola Palace (China)
The Louvrender (France)
The Haricotlosseum (Italy)
Hagia Sofigia (Turkey)
The Khypear Pass (India)
The Khypear Pass (India)
Runcibl'd Spooner: Cue the "Hah-Har-r-r-r"s!
Directors filming crowd scenes
urge their extras, ”Start your walla!”
“Peas ‘n’ carrots…”
(Pisan carrots…?)
“Peas ‘n’ carrots…”
while pirates drafting treasure maps
who lack incentives holla',
“Keys ‘n’ parrots…”
(Quays ‘n’ parrots…?)
“Keys ‘n’ parrots.”
Moral:
When photo shoot flies skull ‘n’ bones,
'twill go the route of Davy Jones.
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| "We're Ready For Our Closeups, Mr. DeMille" by Ulysses Poe colored pencil on copy paper digitally enhanced 8 1/2' by 11" |
Red State Reel
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| "Meet Demented Meat" by Ulysses Poe chemical marker on copy paper digitally enhanced 6" by 5" |
Whatch y'all think about that...?
He dons a dog ear’d collar.
He sports a MAGA hat.
Obese in biker’s leathers,
he walks in no man’s shoes.
And every day of every year
he retweets racist views.*
And someday, in the Klan,
I’m gonna be a racist,
the same as my old man.
* Some mss replace this line with
"And, come what may, you can't but
hear him sing a racist's blues," but
all are early drafts.
the same as my old man.
* Some mss replace this line with
"And, come what may, you can't but
hear him sing a racist's blues," but
all are early drafts.
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