nothing in the rulebook
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Category: Poetry
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Here’s the premise: a person (poet, artist, writer, musician) chooses a collaborator (another writer, poet, etc.). They share a poem with one another, and then each produces a visual ‘dub’ version/remix of their collaborator’s poem. Now, perhaps unsurprisingly, as a collective creative ourselves, Nothing in the Rulebook was immediately inspired by this idea, which is…
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Caucasians preferred For historic opportunity Pillaging natural resources from other countries; Starting illegal wars in the Middle East; Inventing concentration camps; Enslaving millions; Enforcing apartheid; Exacerbating famines. Desirable skills and attributes include: The ability to spread deadly diseases among indigenous populations A superiority complex Waterboarding Must be able to manage multiple teams of slaves…
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What would have happened if Karl Marx had become a poet? In this article, Peter Raynard takes The Communist Manifesto to new, poetic levels.
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“Poetry is not a luxury. It is a vital necessity of our existence,” Audre Lourde famously opined in a stunning argument on the importance of poetry as a tool of protest and resistance. In these times of extreme global crises, it may be tempting to write off things like poetry as an unnecessary luxury –…
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I think Britain is a very hot spot right now Of course, it is a hell hole With blood all over the floor It’s a war zone It’s going broke and not working I just hope they get rid of the windfarms in Scotland They’re destroying the golf there I think they like…
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Do you like me? That’s an important question You should like me, You can make me look nice, handsome and thin, Like Lady Di, she had the whole thing, She had that skin… What do I think of Kim? I think he liked me and I liked him, He’s a fat dotard, A crazy…
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Donald Trump’s often bizarre and frequently unsettling use of language has been a source of both amusement and horror to onlookers around the world. Yet, like many egomaniacs before him, his words have a strange aesthetic quality that seems to lend them to the form of poetic verse. For a man who spins his own…
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I don’t have anything to hide I think Viagra is wonderful I definitely don’t need Viagra If you need it, Viagra is great But I just don’t need it Sometimes I wish there was an anti-viagra Something that had the opposite effect I’m not bragging I’m just lucky: I don’t need Viagra ~ Anonymous A note…
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I’m so beautiful and good looking That reminds me of another beautiful thing I’ve seen Beautiful hats Beautiful coal Look at these scissors I have never seen scissors that look this beautiful before Beauty and elegance, whether in a woman or a building, Comes down to one thing: You don’t give a shit if…
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Sorry losers and haters, but my IQ is one of the highest I guarantee I have a vocabulary better than you I’m intelligent Some people would say I’m very, very, very intelligent I am, like, really smart I am a very smart person I went to school I’m very intelligent Trust me, I’m like a…
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