February 24, 2004
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My professor has requested that we write a “Found Poem.” A Found Poem is a poem that you did not write–you pick a bit of prose from the newspaper, or a book, and make it into poetry. I’m going to attempt to use an article from the January 26th edition of U.S. News And World Report as my Found Poem.
Democracy
…a female lawyer from Najaf
shocks the male-dominated gathering by
demanding to be heard. She
explains that she was appointed
to be a judge,
but several clerics blocked her,
insisting that
Islam
forbids women from sitting
on the bench.
Quizwiny
quickly rises to challenge her:
“Islamic law rejects
that a woman can be appointed a judge.”
She retorts, “There is no difference
between a man and a woman.”
Eventually, he backs down,
slightly.
“Iraqi law will depend on the
Iraqi people,
who will vote on a
new constitution, which will say
whether women are allowed to be judges.”
He adds, wryly,
“This is democracy.”Copyright © 2004 Chris Russo.
Plagerizers will be hunted down with an
Angus Trim 1415 and beheaded.
Comments (20)
haha … you’re funny
i like the red head too!
Have you ever looked here? This place was recommended to me by one of the curators at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, years ago.
http://www.raven-armoury.co.uk
musician’s friend catalogue=who needs porn?
JUST KIDDING!
ok, that was kind of inappropriate, but i’m just being honest and admitting my addictions too…
my senior humanities seminar was almost all philosophy, which is fine, but tough…neitzche made me crazy in the head
found poems are so fun
Where’s the decision? You know you want the fantasy leaf blade. It just plain looks cool! Who cares if it isn’t historical.
You know it really is dangerous to display those things on your site. Somebody might get addicted…. and have a sudden urge to go out and buy swords.
whoo…. I think Mr. Andy Rooney is a little something like a nutcase if you ask me… I pity him on judgement day.
LMAO…Too funny. Those were definetly some beautiful women you had up there!
I have a Cutlass….very dull, not too acurate, but cool nonetheless. Do you have a collection? If so, is that website the main place you order from? Just so you know, there’s a store in Ronkonkoma called “Medieval Mayhem”….They have quite a bit of armor, weapons, period clothes, etc. They have some great stuff fore Ren-faire type stuff. If you ever want directions, just let me know & I’ll e-mail them to you. Have a great day! Oh, and thanks for subscribing! 
She’s black, she’s beautiful, she has curves and she sings.
She’s a Gibson Les Paul Black Beauty!
Keep your priorities in order. If not you’ll be sorry for all the wasted time when you come to your senses. Read Ecclesiastes in the King James.
Bye
Ahhh, those beautiful, beautiful, slender creations…. The middle black one… she’s modest, but she’s got to be fiery- *cough* What?
Ahhh, those beautiful, beautiful, slender creations…. The middle black one… she’s modest, but she’s got to be fiery- *cough* What?
Crap, evil double post.. Well, I might as well say that I’m partial to bastard swords.
You may enjoy this, it is a Biblical curse generator! Fun for all ages!
http://www.ship-of-fools.com/Features/Curses/Curses_body.html
Unfortunately, at this point in time, I own very few things that are in the sharp and pointy category. The only swords I own are wooden (two Japanese bokken and one Euro broadsword waster made from hickory), and one stainless steel display short rapier.
With my current budget, a sword as well-made as an Angus Trim is as far out of reach as a Kevin Cashen sword (Cashen patternwelded blades can run a cool $4,000 easily. Atrims are a more modest $300-600, but still too pricey for this college student.)
Ah, Britain’s Raven Armory. Very nice work, and VERY accurate–I’ve seen their site before.
Cutlasses are nice–especially pirate-era ones. I’ve seen Medieval Mayhem’s ad in the paper, but I haven’t been out to Ronkonkama in a while. I should probably stop by: my 9th century Saxon/Norse RenFaire period costume is still missing a few essential accrouments.
Interesting you mention cutlasses. On the less-civilized islands in the Caribbean, where the islands are covered in dense jungle, most men walk around with what they call “cutlasses”. They are more like stylized machetes, and I assume the name came from the people’s prolonged exposure to sailors. Violence is endemic in their society due to poverty, ignorance and substance abuse problems. So you do get to see a sword fight once in awhile. (and if you are a white person, there’s a good chance you’ll see them brandished against you.) It can be a sad, scary place, but at the same time there is great life and vibrancy in their culture.
Can’t get excited over your beauties. Now if they were “Mr. Lincoln”, or “Billy Graham” or “Peace” now your talking. (the above names are rose bushes) To each his own. lala
you and these swords… i prefer the meat cleaver myself.
Donna
hhahaha…. nice. lust. *sticks out tongue*
Very funny!
Yes, “Andrew” does seem bitter.
How very disappointing.
-Lori
Interesting piece. I assume you’ve learned to spell “etc.” since then?
Or was that irony?
@Roadkill_Spatula - Probably not. That’s been a bad habit of mine since I was a kid (stemming from a mispronunciation–I tended to say it “eksetra”), and though I fix it when I catch it, some always slip through. I’ll leave it up here, since there’s little point in going back in time to edit my 21-year-old self.