Incarnations by Tariq Mehmood Three thieves came to town Two bankrupt, one *bankdit The bankdit had some cash Two **Hollars, one **Lollar The Lollar bought…
Posts published in “Poems”
Funny and/or satirical poems from The Satirist’s archives.
Apology in Seven Tongues Diana Senechal I. Brass Come with me to the basement. You’ve been fired. Take all your things with you: your shoulder…
by Kevin Higgins after Ocean Vuong Because the poodle’s polka dot collar lying luminous at the bottom of the stairs was an exclamation mark…
Worst Side Story Star-cross’d lovers when first they met The tale—Romeo and Juliet— Contains Love, Death, Betrayal…the lot. (Without which, of course, there’d be no…
By Will DiNola *With a perceived lack of support from the New York arts community, a viral bodega gaffe video, and an urge to be experimental…
By Martin H. Levinson Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry not sorry I could not walk on both For…
Don’t Ban Tucker (To the tune of “Old Dan Tucker”) by K.D. Taylor “Tucker Carlson: From Twitter to CNN, the left is coming for your…
by Kevin Higgins It’s not all hanging around the college bar pretending to be Ted and Sylvia; or escaping to Italy with your lover, like…
By Martin H. Levinson With apologies to Rogers and Hammerstein (Sing to the tune of “June is Bustin’ Out All Over” from then musical Carousel)…
Oh, there’s no going Home for the Holidays, ‘Cause no matter how much you wash your hands, When you travel way over To your…
by Raj Tawney Don’t let the ghoul fool you with his ruthless spoken trickery MAGA is his wizardry Feeding off our energy until the weak…
By Kevin Higgins after Walter Benjamin A barrel of industrial waste poured into a suit donated by a casino owner who knows people with a…
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