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Poetlandia: Season 1 Episode 1--Summaries

POETLANDIA

1. Pre-Credits/Pre-Main Title Intro Skit: "K. and J. make breakfast but in place of all typical food items they substitute poetry books and/or pages of poetry: a toasted [bread] book, a boiled [egg] book, a blended [fruit smoothie] book, a shredded [cereal] book; at the end of the skit K. and J. throw leftovers to the dog; the dog then looks at camera and says 'Entre nous, I'd rather have steak.'"

2. Mothers of Famous Poets Skit: "Numerous Mothers of Famous Poets meet for coffee; each mother in turn shares recent news about their respective poet-sons' and poet-daughters' accomplishments: awards, publications, grants, positive reviews etc.; a prospective Mother of a Famous Poet approaches the table and asks to join the group; all of the Mothers laugh hysterically, maniacally, rabidly, and so incessantly that the would-be Mother of a Famous Poet weeps and turns into a glass of water which each of the Mothers then sips; the last shot shows all of them peeing in their seats while reading The New Yorker.

3. Books Burning Humans Skit: "Stop-animation short in which all the books decide to burn all the fascist people."

4. On the Street "What if?" Skit: "K. and J. take to the street and ask the citizens of Poetlandia 'What if poetry was actually spelled Doug?'"

5. Sexy Poetry: "A tennis ball-like container marked Sexy Poetry is popped open and K. inhales deeply; there is a sound of a series of sproingings, K. smiling throughout. "

6. Closing Skit: "K. and J. call Random House and ask to speak to the King of Poetry."

cartoons for the poet who is really a used car salesperson!

Poetry Typos: the Comment Stream

• Debbie Gavazzi8/5/2010
  Remember in the first edition when Frost's chestnut was printed by MacMillan Co. as Two Toads Diverged in the Woods? LOL!
• Renee Bagley7/15/2010
  LOL... I have been there! I have been trying to triple check my titles lately, for the same reason. I wrote a book called The Golden Bumble Bee and they printed it as The Golden Assble Bee which is a real howler.
• Pearl Grace7/5/2010
  Really fun poem to read in pubic! Its rhythm is aweome. Very nice job!
• Stephanie Jeannot7/1/2010
  Poetry Love!
• Marie Stine6/29/2010
  I know the feeling! One time Philip Larkin jokingly said "call it Whit-tit Weddings" and that's just what Faber & Faber did.
• Catherine Spencer.6/29/2010
  I just thought you had created a new type of poetry: the Bonnet. Which is a sonnet but it has to be about hats. Like your poem was when it mentioned the fedora. Funny.
• Rita Oakleaf (formerly Muether)6/29/2010
  I usually spell things right, but sometimes leave words out. When I read over it, I somehow "read" words that aren't there because I know what I want it to say. Typos annoy all of us, I think. A really funny thing though is that I just reread this and the way i spelled Typos was Typohs which is a wholly different word in its way. Incidentally I went back and changed the initial usage.
• Ellen Burford6/29/2010
  lol!
• Shelly Barclay6/26/2010
  Typos are the bone of my existence.
• Carol Roach6/26/2010
  I am the same way, it's a learning disability for me. I wood forget my had if it wasn't screwed on to my neck. Still, i do love poetry to the end.

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