30 thoughts on “englyn for Roger Rivard”

1. Somehow, I missed this article – had to look up who he was. OMG are these people nuts. I fear what will happen to women if they get elected! Seriously.
   That said, what a clever use of the form you wrote here to satirize that situation! Well done!!

   • Yes, they are nuts…

2. Great use of this form for a rather hideous message. Maybe that’s the way to do it, shocks more because of its brevity.

   • Thanks, Sue–I just couldn’t bring myself to write another stanza…

3. ugh…what a scumbag indeed….seriously this is as bad if not worse than the ‘women can just shut their bodies down during rape’ comment….sickening…

   really nicely done to form and addressing a person as well as the form is usually used…

   • thanks, Brian. It was fun!

4. ssssssss. . . .
   Course, you treat it all appropriately here.

   • Thanks, Susan.

5. I am not sure who Roger Rivard is, but it sounds like HE is a real ‘sleaze.’ The shortness of the poem makes the message STRONG.

   • Thanks, Mary. Here’s the backstory: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/some-girls-they-rape-so-easy-says-us-politician/story-fnd134gw-1226494056184

6. Ugh – he is a scumbag – the brevity of the form adds to the effect IMHO

   • thanks–I agree–he is a total scum.

7. a fun read… loved it!

   • thanks…was so ticked off to read about this today…

     • wow! he was that careless with his word? Sad even for politician

       • hahaha–here I think politicians LOVE to sound like idiots over women’s issues.

8. Very well done, and timely to boot. This guy is a scumbag for sure..

   • thanks!

9. You have used the form well to lampoon your subject, in the spirit of the Englyn. The tercet 7 syllable version is more rhythmic than the quatrain 10-7-7-7 ones.

   • Thanks, Vivi.

10. There is no way I would get into an elevator alone with this sleaze bag!

    • I hear you!

11. Horrible. Good poem. Thanks. k.

    • Thanks, K.

12. You take a serious topic and make it approachable. This bouncy piece will certainly prompt others to investigate the facts and act. Well done.

    • Thanks, Kim.

13. Great mockery — the usual theme of this style! well done

    • Thanks, Sabio!

14. I’m convinced The Misogynist should be Time person of the year.

    • I think you are onto something there, Nelle.

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