#poestry

Tournament of la Poéstry, àn netprov


joi(g)n(ez) (no)us!

exemples of d'la poéstry

c'it's not.pas diffic(ult)ile! c'it's e.aisé!

False Friends

False Friends

False Friends Donné(ted) tá Roger par Serge Bouchardon F : French man E : English woman F: Tu es sympathique. E : Sympathetic? Why? F: Oui, extra. E: Extra what ? F: Notre rencontre, heureux hasard ! E: Hazard ? Where ? F: Je résume. E: Again ? F: J’aime ton habit. E: Which habit? Careful I am touchy. F: Moi aussi Je suis touché. Tu es compréhensive. E: Comprehensive… F : Oui, merci. E : Mercy !!! Have mercy on Me !...

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2 petite prose poestries & 1 pastry

2 petite prose poestries & 1 pastry

2 petite prose poestries & 1 pastry donné(ted) tá Philippa par Margi Preus & Karen Sunderman 1. 1nce in France à le bar J asked 4 “une boite de l’eau” Tout le monde laughed Comme ça: “ha ha ha” Il could have juste donne-moi Une bouteille de l’eau And pas le “ha ha.” Mais, non. J’ai hard feelings to this day 2. 1nce in France ma cousine et moi on bicyclettes camp-ed dans an orchard the ferme-r arrive dans a Peugeot & in his dirty, déchiquetée t-shirt, caress-ant his belly & asked us,“S’il vous plait,” come reste at his maison. “Non, merci,” said we. “Oui! Oui!” said he. He said his jeune fille parle Anglais. “Huh huh,” said we. “Right.” But we went avec lui (Louis?) anyway. His jeune fille parle Anglais. His grandmére parle German. His wife made the most dèlicieux croissant au chocolat J ever ate. J’ai warm feelings to this...

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an sample simple of.dela poéstry

an sample simple of.dela poéstry

Lif_vi_e Choi(x)ces par.by Guy Juliette ha/in/tes mei. Lif/vi/e ist insupportable! J finis/h romance! In place, J desire an bo/u/tt/ei/le...

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an sample longue(ish) of.dela poéstry

an sample longue(ish) of.dela poéstry

Ballad dove Paul & Anne par.by Roger Paul ist beau(ndsome) acteur Anne ist belle(tiful) actrise. Romance àt theatre = non recommendé(d), un idea terrible, Focus àn scene, àn piece! non àn romance! Halas! Paul ist un idiot! Paul desire(s) Anne. Anne ha(in)tes Paul; ist terrible por Paul. Poo(v)r(e) Paul. Paul (h)a(s) personalitey positiv. J repe(a)te: poo(v)r(e) Paul. Well, bon . . . Un Samedterday Paul decides tà presente excellent floweurs tà Anne. Anne mocques de Paul: “Ha ha ha” & rejets floweurs à detritus. Paul ist affligtéd. Samterday No. 2: Paul scrib(l)es emotionel poéme à Anne àn mirroir four acteurs. Anne? Zero reaction! Anne pretend non-comprehend & a(d)jou(s)tes costume, admire Anne beautey àn miroir. Paul ist inconsolable. Hallo, Paul! Receve(z) message! Anne deteste Paul! Guard non souvenirs regarden(g)t Anne! J repe(a)te: Paul ist nu(b)mer(o) 1 idiot. Samdterday No. 3: Paul & Paul-personalitey-positiv decide imite(tate) Chris Martin de Coldplay (be)four Anne . . . guitar, super serieusxe, big yeux.eyes, monotone(us) Chris Martin. Anne: “ha ha ha” four réele, non mocquangt,...

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invitation video

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l(th)es 4 champions

poetes from de 12th(e) & 21st(e) siec(enturies)les

#jaq – Jaquilin

#jaq – Jaquilin

French weaver, adventurer, crossdresses as male

  • s/he composes texts in the borders of tapestries %
  • portmanteau-style mashups, code-like, à la Mezangelle %
#rog – Roger

#rog – Roger

French baron on his estate outside Paris; voyeur of the world from his tower

  • His organized writing desk looks out over formal gardens %
  • orderly, Oulipean writing style, unrhymed couplets %
#phi – Philippa

#phi – Philippa

English noblewoman kept in a castle tower

  • pens her poéstry in her invisible mother's milk %
  • relies on noble cognates, traditional styles %
#guy – Guy

#guy – Guy

Troubled English knight, fled from Crusades with post traumatic stress

  • scrawls weepy poestry in blood on silk from Damascus %
  • writes subjects from the battlefield and gutter %