Untitled # 1
I quit my job: a crazy wage slave, dead hunk of pox.
Location ==> Urbana
Notes ==>
Year ==> 1994
Author ==>
William Gillespie Form ==>
20-Consonant: A poem which uses each of the twenty consonants in the English alphabet exactly once without repeating any of them. Y is
considered a vowel, and vowels may be used freely. |
AGENDA
1. Jam back a heavy quart of waxy lasagna pie.
2. Doze.
Location ==> Urbana
Notes ==> (a true story)
Year ==> 1994
Author ==>
William Gillespie Form ==>
20-Consonant: A poem which uses each of the twenty consonants in the English alphabet exactly once without repeating any of them. Y is
considered a vowel, and vowels may be used freely. |
PROMISES BEFORE SLEEP
Okay, Magi. I vow,
by Christ, to equip,
feed, aid ... & doze.
Joyeux Noel!
Location ==> Boston
Notes ==> (X-Mas poem)
Year ==> 2000
Author ==>
Nick Montfort Form ==>
20-Consonant: A poem which uses each of the twenty consonants in the English alphabet exactly once without repeating any of them. Y is
considered a vowel, and vowels may be used freely. |
The Hunger
Icy joke: ennui.
Taut Ooze,
liquify passage.
Give a word exam,
Maybe, uh
Hey: Buy mixed raw veggies &
puff of quail ziti in yak juice!
Location ==> Champaign
Notes ==>
Year ==> 2000
authors ==>
- Sarah Carsey
- Lorien Carsey
Forms ==>
- Retrograde: A technique, in 20-Consonant Poetry, in which the consonants used in a 20-Consonant row are used in reverse order in another row.
- 20-Consonant: A poem which uses each of the twenty consonants in the English alphabet exactly once without repeating any of them. Y is
considered a vowel, and vowels may be used freely.
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Untitled # 13
Wake up, fashionable critique. I'm amazed, give Ajax.
Location ==> Urbana
Notes ==>
Year ==> 2001
Author ==>
Joe Futrelle Form ==>
20-Consonant: A poem which uses each of the twenty consonants in the English alphabet exactly once without repeating any of them. Y is
considered a vowel, and vowels may be used freely. |
CA
Have a crazy box of squid, megawatt nuke, kelp.
Location ==> Urbana
Notes ==> At the Diablo Canyon nuclear station in San Luis Obispo, north of Los Angeles, output was reduced to 20 percent of normal after high surf blew sea kelp into intake valves.
Year ==> 2001
Author ==>
Joe Futrelle Form ==>
20-Consonant: A poem which uses each of the twenty consonants in the English alphabet exactly once without repeating any of them. Y is
considered a vowel, and vowels may be used freely. |
20-Consonant Newspoetry Motto
We've had a day.
Quick, poet, fix journalism mob gaze!
Location ==> Urbana
Notes ==> A slogan for Newspoetry
Year ==> 2001
Author ==>
Joe Futrelle Form ==>
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Dubya's First Thoughts of the Presidency
Quiz: A God with Oil?
Vex. Pay?
From Jeb's, on Coke.
Location ==> Chicago
Notes ==>
Year ==> 2001
Author ==>
Scott Rettberg Form ==>
20-Consonant: A poem which uses each of the twenty consonants in the English alphabet exactly once without repeating any of them. Y is
considered a vowel, and vowels may be used freely. |
DAC 2001
arrive
juice bays - mill...
heed E.A.
* * *
goof off, quip
* * *
exit
woozy
zonk
Location ==> Providence, Rhode Island
Notes ==> "DAC" refers to the Digital Arts and Culture conference. "E.A." refers to Norwegian cybertext scholar Espen Aarseth.
Year ==> 2001
Author ==>
Vika Zafrin Form ==>
20-Consonant: A poem which uses each of the twenty consonants in the English alphabet exactly once without repeating any of them. Y is
considered a vowel, and vowels may be used freely. |
Untitled # 18
Quiz me about her ankle, puppy.
Judge if I wax vacuous.
Location ==> Providence
Notes ==> composed at the Brown University Graduate Bar at DAC 2001
Year ==> 2001
Author ==>
Shelley Jackson Form ==>
20-Consonant: A poem which uses each of the twenty consonants in the English alphabet exactly once without repeating any of them. Y is
considered a vowel, and vowels may be used freely. |
Jack Ox
Jack Ox:
I am a fan.
I gaze at the
Loop, you weaver.
Quids, baby!
Location ==> Providence
Notes ==>
Year ==> 2001
Author ==>
Sue Thomas Form ==>
20-Consonant: A poem which uses each of the twenty consonants in the English alphabet exactly once without repeating any of them. Y is
considered a vowel, and vowels may be used freely. |
Reflections Upon the Viewing of Bill Clinton's Inaugural Address, 1993, from the kitchen of Minneci's Restaurant in Champaign, Illinois, minutes after opening time.
I ask Bill for a waxy TV quip. He gazed in my juice.
He blows me off quite vexed. "No Joke?" Cagy prez.
"Go find a book. Jot a view, acquire hazy examples."
"Why expound off my jazzy victory soliloquy book?" (gag)
Location ==> Champaign
Notes ==> (a true story)
Year ==> 1993
Author ==>
William Gillespie Form ==>
20-Consonant: A poem which uses each of the twenty consonants in the English alphabet exactly once without repeating any of them. Y is
considered a vowel, and vowels may be used freely. |
Untitled # 20
Be icy,
Defy ego.
Oh, joke!
Ill man,
Pique errs,
TV Wax Oz.
Zoo ox?
Away!
A vat,
to sore quip.
Name: "Lake Joe."
I eye a hog...
Feed.
Ace boy.
Location ==> Providence
Notes ==> This was written while trashing a hotel room.
Year ==> 2001
authors ==>
- William Gillespie
- Nick Montfort
- Shelley Jackson
Form ==>
Retrograde: A technique, in 20-Consonant Poetry, in which the consonants used in a 20-Consonant row are used in reverse order in another row. |
Untitled # 21
Jacquard, talk haze sex fug?
Nope.
Buy my vow.
Location ==> Providence
Notes ==>
Year ==> 2001
Author ==>
Shelley Jackson Form ==>
20-Consonant: A poem which uses each of the twenty consonants in the English alphabet exactly once without repeating any of them. Y is
considered a vowel, and vowels may be used freely. |
Untitled # 22
I wave my boob!
Aping foxy Suzy - oh!
(Ho!) Kilted dorque qua Cuccu-joy!
Location ==>
Notes ==>
Year ==> 0
Author ==>
Shelley Jackson Form ==>
20-Consonant: A poem which uses each of the twenty consonants in the English alphabet exactly once without repeating any of them. Y is
considered a vowel, and vowels may be used freely. |
Untitled # 23
plook.
warmed jazz is savvy, quixotic bane.
faugh!
Location ==> Providence
Notes ==> Written in the poolroom upstairs at Oliver's
Year ==> 2001
Author ==>
Julianne Chatelain Form ==>
20-Consonant: A poem which uses each of the twenty consonants in the English alphabet exactly once without repeating any of them. Y is
considered a vowel, and vowels may be used freely. |
Untitled # 24
I view a gazelle,
a llama,
a fox,
a jackass,
a sheep,
a bee (i.e. a queen)
and a rat too.
Location ==> Helston in Cornwall, U.K.
Notes ==>
Year ==> 2001
Author ==>
William Thomas Form ==>
20-Consonant: A poem which uses each of the twenty consonants in the English alphabet exactly once without repeating any of them. Y is
considered a vowel, and vowels may be used freely. |
Untitled # 25
If jazzy vexing words I seek,
Am I a chappie too oblique?
Location ==> Helston in Cornwall, U.K.
Notes ==>
Year ==> 2001
Author ==>
William Thomas Form ==>
20-Consonant: A poem which uses each of the twenty consonants in the English alphabet exactly once without repeating any of them. Y is
considered a vowel, and vowels may be used freely. |
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26 http://spinelessbooks.com/20/collage/zeke.htm
Untitled # 26
Zeke, Bob, & Jethro
examine a dead pig
(...a few...)
(Voice a squeal?)
Location ==> Urbana
Notes ==>
Year ==> 1993
URL ==>
http://spinelessbooks.com/20/collage/zeke.htm
Author ==>
William Gillespie Form ==>
Collage: An artwork composed from a variety of found objects |
Night out in London
Vortex:
whisp of "Cool Looq" game.
Bad jazz--zonky.
Location ==> London
Notes ==>
Year ==> 2001
Author ==>
Vika Zafrin Form ==>
20-Consonant: A poem which uses each of the twenty consonants in the English alphabet exactly once without repeating any of them. Y is
considered a vowel, and vowels may be used freely. |
Untitled # 28
Kitëzh saw a good plan become
Quarry of ox jive.
Location ==> Dallas
Notes ==> "Kitezh" features in Russian folklore
as a mythical city which sank beneath the waters of a lake, somewhat analogous to Atlantis.
Year ==> 2002
Author ==>
Michael Helsem Form ==>
20-Consonant: A poem which uses each of the twenty consonants in the English alphabet exactly once without repeating any of them. Y is
considered a vowel, and vowels may be used freely. |
JINX POEM
JINX POEM
Vote Goo
Wake Zoo
Aqua Dry
Chaos Fly
Babababoooo!
Location ==> Melbourne
Notes ==>
Year ==> 2002
Author ==>
Al Drummond Form ==>
20-Consonant: A poem which uses each of the twenty consonants in the English alphabet exactly once without repeating any of them. Y is
considered a vowel, and vowels may be used freely. |
Rodney
I Spew: a bum King juror acquitted a vile L.A. fuzz hoax.
XXX-KKK. Darrel quit his fuzz job. Give me a new cop.
Location ==> Champaign
Notes ==>
Year ==> 1993
Author ==>
William Gillespie Form ==>
20-Consonant: A poem which uses each of the twenty consonants in the English alphabet exactly once without repeating any of them. Y is
considered a vowel, and vowels may be used freely. |
Apochryphal Theodicy
Pope Paul from Xanadu goes back to Java.
Quiz: Who he?
Location ==> Melbourne, Australia
Notes ==>
Year ==> 2002
Author ==>
Al Drummond Form ==>
20-Consonant: A poem which uses each of the twenty consonants in the English alphabet exactly once without repeating any of them. Y is
considered a vowel, and vowels may be used freely. |
Untitled # 31
Papa Doc - Quiet Xavier follows him.
Go, Uzbek Jane!
Location ==> Melbourne, Australia
Notes ==>
Year ==> 2002
Author ==>
Al Drummond Form ==>
20-Consonant: A poem which uses each of the twenty consonants in the English alphabet exactly once without repeating any of them. Y is
considered a vowel, and vowels may be used freely. |
Untitled # 32
G.W.Bush (ex oil team fave) nuked Iraq.
ZAPPP!
(?juice?)
Location ==> Melbourne, Australia
Notes ==>
Year ==> 2002
Author ==>
Al Drummond Form ==>
20-Consonant: A poem which uses each of the twenty consonants in the English alphabet exactly once without repeating any of them. Y is
considered a vowel, and vowels may be used freely. |
Untitled # 33
Baroque Zionism video ? why PG exactly?
Fake joy.
Location ==> Melbourne, Australia
Notes ==>
Year ==> 2002
Author ==>
Al Drummond Form ==>
20-Consonant: A poem which uses each of the twenty consonants in the English alphabet exactly once without repeating any of them. Y is
considered a vowel, and vowels may be used freely. |
Egg Glints
A zipped equal music;
Evoke fee...
Ha: wig-bear jinx to cod.
Question, go axe,
He razzle;
We jump ova...
Ok, Beef Beak V.I.P.,
I am jewel (azure), a hexagon...
Tease aqueduct, O Texan, injure.
A bog whiff -- K.O. vice:
Cesium liquid pizzaz.
Location ==> Troy, New York
Notes ==> gtrpkt@yahoo.com
Year ==> 2002
Author ==>
Andrew Heathwaite Forms ==>
- 20-Consonant: A poem which uses each of the twenty consonants in the English alphabet exactly once without repeating any of them. Y is
considered a vowel, and vowels may be used freely.
- Retrograde: A technique, in 20-Consonant Poetry, in which the consonants used in a 20-Consonant row are used in reverse order in another row.
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Queer Licks
I:
Say Yeah...Uh-huh...oww!...wax a fez...be coo'... keep jammin'...no-one quit yet...totally groovey, dude
II:
ya gotta have queer licks baby, if ya wanna jazz up 'da mix
I:
Hey java wiz, send me back a quart of epoxy glue see me affix a vapid aqua-cow to a jezebel kangaroo -- Yeah!
II:
go jam on yo' beefy axe have pee-wee equalize 'da tracks
I: (Solo)
Quiet, Dave Phlegm! You screwy fuzz-box junkie!
Is yo' quirky police jive gizmo fixed now, white boy?
II:
ya gotta have queer licks baby, if ya wanna jazz up 'da mix
I: Hey cutie, I'm yo' big sexy java quaffin' polka wizard
Say Yeah...Uh-huh...oww!...wax a fez...be coo'... keep jammin'...no-one quit yet...totally groovey, dude
Location ==> Urbana
Notes ==> This funk song, recorded for Eclectic Seizure, is available as a free MP3 download.
Year ==> 1994
Author ==>
Adam Cain Forms ==>
- Funk Song: A musical genre.
- 20-Consonant: A poem which uses each of the twenty consonants in the English alphabet exactly once without repeating any of them. Y is
considered a vowel, and vowels may be used freely.
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20 Consonants for Trade Authority
Fast Track a bad jam.
Vox populi quiz, "I gain how?"
Location ==> Urbana
Notes ==>
Year ==> 2002
Author ==>
Rosemary Braun Form ==>
20-Consonant: A poem which uses each of the twenty consonants in the English alphabet exactly once without repeating any of them. Y is
considered a vowel, and vowels may be used freely. |
Bush Presents His New Policy To The Canadians
Jeez, a warming globe, eh!
Hey, I have a quick fix!
I say you adapt!
Location ==> Urbana
Notes ==>
Year ==> 2002
Author ==>
Jay Morris Form ==>
20-Consonant: A poem which uses each of the twenty consonants in the English alphabet exactly once without repeating any of them. Y is
considered a vowel, and vowels may be used freely. |
NEWSPOEM 7 FEBRUARY 1996
AP -- SARAJEVO A quiet face exuded a weak laugh. Home? Zone. Bosnia-(Family? Boxed. Joke opaque. Eye wet. Touch? Ha.)-Herzegovina. Djukic? Acquit. Fizzle? Pax. We give Serbia a home.
Location ==> Urbana
Notes ==>
Year ==> 1996
Author ==>
William Gillespie Form ==>
20-Consonant: A poem which uses each of the twenty consonants in the English alphabet exactly once without repeating any of them. Y is
considered a vowel, and vowels may be used freely. |
The Night Joe Cooked Dinner
JOE: Jabberwocky zapped venom goo to fix his quill.
Loquacious banjo, fat gamma ray hoax, weak video Pez.
Fact Jalopy waved a hazy baroque oxygen mask.
NARRATOR: ...Voluptuous Joe waxed Zany: marquee haiku, coffee gab...
BETHANY: Joe, you cook!
NARRATOR: ...a quip lax Bethany vowed...
BETHANY: I graze so famished on Veal Pez. Go brew coffee!
JOE: Tax me!
NARRATOR: ...Joe quakes...
JOE: Zowie!
N ...he fixed the oven...
JOE: Simmer quail juice.
NARRATOR: ...a potatoe book Joe views explains...
JOE: Geez! Cut me a fee!
BETHANY: Ha!
JOE: I require beezwax. Fetch me a jar, love!
BETHANY: No go. See? Quid Pro Quo. Fix jasmine vegetable pie, wiz!
JOE: Okay, okay.
NARRATOR: ...he ceded...
JOE: The oxe cake has good piquant flavor.
BETHANY: My jaw! Ow!
NARRATOR:..Kiss Ming; a queer buzz vexed Joe - he wept cafe ale...
Location ==> Hampshire College
Notes ==> The capitalized names are not part of the Twenty Consonant Poem
Year ==> 1993
Author ==>
William Gillespie Forms ==>
- Script: A work meant to be performed by multiple voices.
- 20-Consonant: A poem which uses each of the twenty consonants in the English alphabet exactly once without repeating any of them. Y is
considered a vowel, and vowels may be used freely.
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Untitled # 7
Mr. Jock, TV quiz Ph.D., bags few lynx.
Location ==>
Notes ==> author unknown
Year ==> 0
Author ==>
Forms ==>
- Pangram: A poem containing every letter of the alphabet at least once
- 20-Consonant: A poem which uses each of the twenty consonants in the English alphabet exactly once without repeating any of them. Y is
considered a vowel, and vowels may be used freely.
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Postcard
I beg you, quick, insert zip.
Why?
Java-fad'll "ex" me.
Location ==> England
Notes ==> John included this poem when he emailed me a zip disc containing his work "Chromophobia."
Year ==> 2000
Author ==>
John Cayley Form ==>
20-Consonant: A poem which uses each of the twenty consonants in the English alphabet exactly once without repeating any of them. Y is
considered a vowel, and vowels may be used freely.
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