Pushed to the ground and kicked by a gang of soldiers, about to be shot, you can save your life by brandishing:
a) an uzi
b) a crucifix
c) the Constitution
d) a poem
A poem can:
a) start a war
b) stanch a wound
c) titillate the masses
d) shame a nation
Poets are:
a) clowns
b) parasites
c) legislators
d) terrorists
[The whole poem at Poetry Foundation]
5 comments:
Poets are:
a) clowns
b) parasites
c) legislators
d) terrorists
Disappointed at the missing "all of the above" choice.
j/k. Everyone knows poets are legislators.
km: Oh, I think you should read and all/none into each of them, devise your own list of right answers and a scale appropriate to your results. :D me - I'll go with (a).
In case you haven't seen this before:
http://jacketmagazine.com/15/clark-r-ashb.html
crp: no i hadn't! thanks. :D
Now that merits a Faustian bargain...
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