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The only way to read the World’s Worst Poems

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Truth and Beauty Beware! Poetry is coming to get you! The Poet, quarrying verbiage from the cliff face of language, plucking pages from the deluge of drivel, crafting quotes and quipping epigrams all day.

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Purveying the rankest of poor poems since the 1986 World Championships in Gdansk. Warning: verse may cause nausea, headache, loss of appetite, or a prolonged near-death state. There will be no trigger warnings. You are free to stop at any time.