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On writing haiku:
To convey one's mood in seventeen syllables is very diffic.
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Beans greens tangerines
and low cholesterol margarines
his limbs are loose his teeth are clean
he's a high-octane fresh-air fiend
you've got to admit he's keen
what can you do but be impressed
he's a health fanatic give it a rest.
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In a cybernetic fit of rage
She pissed off to another age
She lives in 1999
With her new boyfriend, a blob of slime.
Each time I see a translucent face
I remember the monster from outer space.
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Roman catholic marxist leninist happily married to an eloquent feminist.
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I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.
Abraham Lincoln
John Cooper Clarke
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Born:
January 25, 1949
(age 75)
Bio:
John Cooper Clarke is an English performance poet who first became famous during the punk rock era of the late 1970s when he became known as a "punk poet".
Known for:
Snap, Crackle & Bop (1980)
Disguise in Love (1978)
Où est la maison de fromage? (1978)
Anthologia (2015)
Zip Style Method (1982)
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