This was pretty damn powerful. Has some cussing, so probably NSFW:

( Guante's 10 Responses To the Phrase 'Man Up' Behind The Cut )

The thing behind the cut is *not* a villanelle. The rhyme scheme is wrong. In fact, the rhyme scheme is mostly missing altogether. It does, however, borrow the repeated-line structure and stanzas of a villanelle, so it's not technically free verse, either.

( Bad poetry back here )

Yes, it was that time again today. Somehow, I got assigned to be an assistant proctor in someone else's room. (This is probably because my room (a) doesn't have 30 chairs, and (b) is right next to a sp. ed. life skills classroom that is traditionally pretty noisy.) The someone was a first-year senior English teacher who has twenty-four years on ( Read more... )