[New-Poetry] "baiku" and other odd lots

[Judy Prince]

so death threats written as sonnets may deflect conviction?
nice to know.

you bad, Finnegan, vurrah vurrah bad

Best,

Judy a Harley devotee

2009/3/5 <jforjames at aol.com>

> News of the Weird: Poetry enjoys a resurgence, especially among
> Harley-riding bikers (and some even write three-line "baiku")
>
> Chuck Shepherd – Sun Feb 8, 12:00 am ET
> Poetry enjoys a resurgence, especially among Harley-riding bikers (and some
> even write three-line "baiku")
>
> Poetry enjoys a resurgence, especially among Harley-riding bikers (and some
> even write three-line "baiku")
> LEAD STORY: Poetry enjoys a resurgence, especially among Harley-riding
> bikers (and some even write three-line "baiku")
>
> Poetry on the Rise: Twelve local poets jumped into the frigid Green Lake in
> Seattle in December, just because they thought it would be a good way to
> publicize their art. "It's not enough to write," said one. "You need that
> audience." [United Press International, 12-14-08]
>
> The Ontario Court of Appeal overturned the conviction of Antonio Batista in
> November, declaring that his "death threat" against a Missassauga city
> council member, in the form of a sonnet on long-neglected potholes, was more
> likely literary expression. [Globe & Mail, 11-5-08, National Post, 11-29-08]
>
>
> Jose Gouveia, 45, recently published "Rubber Side Down," a book of poems by
> bikers about the open road (including 17-syllable "baiku"), some from the
> educationally upscale Highway Poets Motorcycle Club of Cambridge, Mass.
> [Boston Globe, 10-21-08]
>
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