[Newspoetry] proof that all newspoets don't spurn sonnets...

gillespie william k gillespi at uiuc.edu
Wed Jun 13 16:05:31 CDT 2001


*applause*

(insert literary criticism here)

This is a wonderful newspoem!

(I don't spurn sonnets, but I've developed a habit on newspoetry of
calling things sonnets that aren't, in contradiction to my otherwise
love of formal rigor.)

William

...

On Wed, 13 Jun 2001 ahcopter at midway.uchicago.edu wrote:

>
> "You notice I haven't ruled anything out or in"
> -Ari Fleischer, White House Press Briefing, 6-7-01
>
>
> ari's sonnet
> (an instant press briefing complete with a volta)
>
> i cannot say that i can yet dismiss
> the (put position of the public here)
> for reasons such as (just insert a list
> of nebulous supporting reasons here)
> (committee x) is planning a review
> to make sure no decision made is rash
> so until that report is finished you
> can rest assured (position) isn't trashed
> but in this spirit bush does not agree
> that anyone can safely take this stand
> for (vague conflicting list) could as well be
> the thing (committee x) will recommend--
> majority may take (side) without doubt;
> i neither rule it in nor rule it out
>
>
>                                         --nicky neulist
>
>
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