Garten literarischer Wirrungen / Garden of Literary Confusion

Do not tamper with my temper, she said, never wake me up when I’m asleep in bed. Men a lot braver than you have tried, with the result that ...

The other day, while dusting my shelf, I came across Charles Olson ’s Selected Writings and started rereading his essay (if it can be called...

To all those suffering from ED (Excessive Dishonesty), primarily politicians: Do not despair! This new drug has helped Mrs. Clinton and is b...

My favorite color is red ; on chilly nights I wear red socks in bed. When it gets warm outside, I take my bike out for a ride. Its ...

Strapping – sapping – succulently muscled – well-padded – Iself (© 2008) Written upon instigation by Mad Kane's Healthy Verse . Notes Th...

If the terrain is rough but you need to get across, look for a gap in the rock. – Chief Glory Horse (aka Iself) This ancient wisdom was retr...

My favorite kind of triumph is neither military nor literary. It's British, old-fashioned and esthetically very pleasing. Writers I...

This land is flat, my nanny is a rat, my sister is a gnat, and you are fat! – Felix Morgenstern (© 2008) Inspired by BlogFriday ’s invitatio...

Zuerst die Soni, die war Goldes wert, schwirrt ab mit ihrem Freunde, hat neulich hier ihr Haus geleert. Die Ton- und Bildkassetten, die sie ...

Als Begleitung und Ausgleich zu diesen regnerischen Apriltagen passt dieses wunderbar leicht gesponnene Gedicht von Klabund ganz hervorragen...

A section of Glyph13 Active bloggers can deliver even funner glyphs – Iself again – in not the deepest poetic mood – inspired by a word ( ac...

Vielsüße sanfte Töterin, warum wollt Ihr töten mir den Leib, wo ich Euch doch so herzlich liebe, fürwahr, Herrin, über alle anderen Frauen? ...

Lieutenant Shylock Enrique García of the Fuentecarral Police Force was no myrmidon by any means – just a little incapacitated in the conscie...

Du Da du getreten in mein Leben ein, Da wich die Nacht dem hellen Morgenschein; Weit offen stand des Himmels festlich Tor, Und eine Rosenlan...

Our contribution to the meme started by Leonard Blumfeld at World So Wide is an outstanding poetic version of the Rolling Stones song by Fr...