Jean-Charles de Castelbajac F/W 2011

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Pretentious Poetry

I was re-reading Lewis Carroll’s poem Jabberwocky from through Through the Looking Glass because I still don’t understand it. Apparently it uses “portmanteau” or the combination of different words to create one word in spelling. That one word also carries, in combination, the meanings of those words.

“Jabberwocky” starts off like this:

Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.

Wabe as a portmanteau means:

Wabe – The grass plot around a sundial. It is called a “wabe” because it goes a long way before it, and a long way behind it, and a long way beyond it on each side. (Wikipedia)

I couldn’t understand much of what was meant by “Jabberwocky,” so I researched it on Wikipedia. Interestingly enough, they say that,

“Jabberwocky” was meant by Carroll as a parody designed to show how not to write a [pretentious] poem…. The original purpose of “Jabberwocky” was to satirize pretentious poetry and ignorant literary critics.

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After reading this… I ask, what is pretentious poetry, exactly? I googled “pretentious poetry” and found this article from Poe War – Writer’s Resource Center:

7 Easy Steps to a More Pretentious Poem by J.C. Hewitt

Need help annoying the hell out of your writer’s group? The best way is to learn how to write a pretentious poem. This lesson works best with an example, so let’s start with one of the simplest and most well known poems of all time.

Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Sugar is sweet,
And so are you.

Ellen at Alvin Ailey

Ellen teaches the Alvin Ailey Dance Company how to dance.

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Greek: Season 3, Premieres Tonight

ABC Family’s show Greek, apparently is starting up again on its 3rd season. I love this show, absolutly. Its all about the college Greek system, focusing on a few essential characters.

The show follows love in the times of college, the parties, frenemies, and the pitfalls. It’s one big campus party in which anything can happen, and the result is probably hilarious.

Cast of Greek

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