17.2.07

Poetry on the MAX


TEACHING THE APE TO WRITE POEMS

They didn't have much trouble
teaching the ape to write poems:
First they strapped him into the chair,
then they tied the pencil around his hand
(the paper had already been nailed down)
Then Dr. Bluespire leaned over his shoulder
and whispered into his ear:
"You look like a God sitting there.
Why don't you try to write something?"
- James Tate

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