Wort got into me?

[redan]

HONEYSUCKLE’S WORTS OF THE WORLD




Dogwort, Hogwort, Swartwort, Thrallwort, Ballwort, Bellwort, Throw-wort, Ponywort, Catchwort, Hatchwort, Tortwort, Smartwort, Dullwort, Pintwort, Quartwort, Fortwort, Wortwort, Thymewort, Slimewort, Passionwort, Marywort, Nerdwort, Sloewort, Clamwort, Jamwort, Jellywort, Bedlamswort, Flatwort, Ridgewort, Visagewort, Cow-wort, Lambswort, Bottlewort, Nicklewort, Dimewort, Snakewort, Pinchwort, Frenchwort, Dutchwort, Luckywort, Doomwort, Harmwort, Chucklewort, Periwinklewort, Mackrelwort, Glumwort, Buzzwort, Tomwort, Dickwort, Harrywort, Climaxwort, Flipwort, Flopwort, Jackwort, Jillwort, Tankwort, Jumpwort, Hopwort, Skipwort, Fangwort, Hollerwort, Screamwort, Dreamwort, Creamwort, Teamwort, Bilewort, Kinkywort, Stinkywort, Flywort, Spiderwort, Bottlewort, RAMwort, ROMwort, Pingwort, Pongwort, Dingwort, Dongwort, Worrywort, Pusswort, Pisswort, Rosewort, Wormwort, Floxwort, Clockwort, Bullwort, Thameswort, Nile-wort, Rhine-wort, Seine-wort, Wort-au-Danube, Diesel-wort, QueenMabswort, Wort-do-you-Mean, Pencilwort, Stencilwort, Tinselwort, Cecilwort, D'Arcywort, Plainwort, Compleatwort, Discreetwort, Cankerwort, Poopwort, Stoopwort, Grubwort, Stubwort, Tubwort, Hamwort, Hindwort, Windwort, Stallwort, Bubbawort, Eelwort, Mambowort, Tangowort, Waltzwort, Lugwort, Coneywort, Rebelwort, Hindoowort, Moorwort, Gibwort, Snipwort, Snapwort, Snarlwort, Humblewort, Thrustwort, Parrywort, Scumwort, Dazzlewort, Trammelwort, Cometwort, Wigglewort, Gigglewort, Panicwort, Picnicwort, Wort-for-Hire, Trollopswort, Heckwort, Shuckswort, Goshwort, Wort-on-a-Rope, Jesuswort, Judaswort, Fairwort, Foulwort, Hinkeywort, Hankywort, Pankywort, Monkeywort, Junkiewort, Thiswort, Thatwort.


-Redan

[dks]

And for all of us true-blue letter heads out there...that was, indeed, a treat, Redan. Good show! Love it!

[Malia]

I could see Keats writing something like that in a letter to his brother George

[Saturn]

Is this supposed to be funny? - I don't get it

[dks]

:?:

Is this supposed to be funny? - I don't get it

[Saturn]

No seriously, your humour is lost on me.

You people are nuts and I know about nuts

[dks]

No seriously, your humour is lost on me.

You people are nuts and I know about nuts

I know I've been down that side of the tracks of dysfunction junction--ain't no bout a doubt it...

But it takes the bland out of life and gives it taste...

[redan]

Making a list and checking it twice....NAMING is the first thing [well, perhaps the second "First thing, let's kill all the lawyers."] poets do. "Doing a filthy pleasure is, and short." -Ben Jonson
There are some real "worts" on my list. I think of the list as being the list of contents as written on the bottom of the back jacket of a specialized herb guide [in tiny tiny typeface]. Imagine that there was a color plate drawing of each of the "worts". The piece is one of a series. I have a list of clients for an ad/publicity agency. I have a list of ships sunk by an imaginary WWII submarine.

Counter-feit: made against. And the poet is a maker.
Are you prepared to meet your maker? as a Clergyman, somewhere, says every Sunday morning...

[Saturn]

This is insane - have I just listened in on some different plane of existence what's hapening here?

[dks]

This is insane - have I just listened in on some different plane of existence what's hapening here?

Saturn, I think I agree with you.

[Credo Buffa]

Redan, your description sort of reminds me a bit of "found poetry", which is something our English department did a few years ago. The object is to just go out into the world and. . . well. . . find poetry in it, not so much in the sense that you see something inspiring and write about it, but that you see words, for example, on a sign and that becomes your poem. You take something ordinary and forgetable and turn it into literature

It seems that your idea is to take this same idea a step further and invent what those words would be; you imagine that ordinary setting and put the words in yourself. It's a very fun, creative idea!

[dks]

let's face it, redan...some of the most intelligent literary people of all time "made up" their own words and/or phrases...ie.) Shakespeare and Ben Johnson. So, it's an erudite literary exercise, as well.

[Saturn]

So it's poetry then - I thought it was a shopping list

Just kidding - I'm a bit puzzled that's all - I hope you are not offended by my comments redan - it's just a bit left-field for me

[redan]

No offense taken.