The Poetry Superhero Convention

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The Poetry Superhero Convention.

What a weekend that was
truly a Marvel
all the usual suspects were there
and they were all into the sauce from the get go,
Ricky the Rhyme King did his rap routine
Simile Sal sang:
Nothing Compares to U
Assonance the Loud and Consonance the Cool hooked up again
can’t keep those two apart
and the bands
The Meta Four and The Alliteration Alliance
laid down a solid groove,
and let’s not forget the families:
the Sonnets – lovely people, very iambic
the Villanelles – again lovely people
but don’t get stuck in conversation with them
they can be a tad repetitive
the Lai’s , the Sestinas, the Rubai’s
all knocking back the vino
the Ghazals had visa problems
and couldn’t make it
but the Haiku’s and the Tanka’s
came all the way from Japan
(you don’t have to bow all the time, guys)
and the Epics were there too
it took five buses to fit them all in, but they made it.
The highlight of the weekend of course
was the Bad Pun Competition:
For Better or for Verse
and the winner for the tenth year in a row
was, yes, Logan King of the Limericks.
A great weekend indeed, all verse no chapter,
some sore heads of course
and some poetry in motion in the washrooms
but well worth it.

This is a response to Brendan’s challenge over at Desperate Poets:

“So why don’t we dream super big for one unsettling week. What would your poetry superhero or heroine look like, what would h/her powers be?”

Also taking part in Open Link over at dverse.

16 thoughts on “The Poetry Superhero Convention”

  2. brendan563's avatarbrendan563

    And a good time was had by all. I loved “the Epics were there too / it took five buses to fit them all in, but they made it.” Imagine the grand ball on Saturday night, Cinderella sonnets sashaying with bashful Haikus. And the band? Have to be The Fine Nine Muses.

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    1. sdtp33's avatarsdtp33 Post author

      The Fine Nine Muses, yes indeed! And thanks for the prompt, Brendan. I look forward to your weekly challenge. I don’t always find something on first read, but the I go back through your gonzo and erudite journey towards the challenge and something always pops up. You are something of a muse yourself! JIM

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  3. hedgewitch's avatarhedgewitch

    This was hilarious, Jim. I deeply appreciate all the little allusions and puns, from “Assonance the Loud and Consonance the Cool hooked up again/can’t keep those two apart..” to of course, the Meta Four–Zuckerberg’s take on the Fab Four, perhaps? A witty and wry look at all of the tricks of the trade, written from inside the convention. Hunter S. Thompson, eat your heart out.

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