I don't often make Extreme Craft posts to gloat, but I've gotta make an exception just this once. Artist/Blogger extraordinaire Hilary Pfeifer devised a devious mid-summer contest that connected her blog, Etsy site...and love of poetry....chiefly, the limerick. I've been known to write a limerick or two, so I dived into her contest with gusto. The object was to write a limerick to accompany one of Hilary's amazing sculptures from her Etsy store, Bunnywithatoolbelt.
I've written before about my geeky love for public radio, so the above sculpture was a natural. Hilary even said in the title of the piece that the bird was listening to public radio. I gathered up a pen and paper and set to work. After some soul searching (and the determination that Ofeibea Quist-Arcton was too difficult to rhyme), I set my sights on my other favorite NPR reporter:
Rest on these speakers a spell, son
To hear audio news that is well done
from reporters acclaimed
with elliptical names
like Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson.
That's the winning entry, ladies and gentlemen. However, Hilary threw down the gauntlet and suggested that I make an accompanying rhyme for Sylvia Poggioli, a task I didn't take lightly. Here's my (slightly more adult) limerick about Ms. Poggioli:
there once was a scary parolee
whose face was covered in pozole
he said with a grin
as he wiped off his chin
that he wished it was Sylvia Poggioli
Let's keep the fun going...I think I've just scratched the surface of the public radio-themed limerick. If you have an NPR/PRI-themed limerick, email me at garth (at) extremecraft.com. I'll send the winning entry a copy of my DVD, ReConstruct: eco-friendly crafts made easy. I know you've got it in you, Extreme Crafters! If you need a refresher course in limerick writing, here's a link. See you in Nantucket!
