
Calvin Trillin Reads Ogden Nash
The New Yorker: Poetry
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Exploring Y2K Anxieties Through Poetry
This chapter delves into a poem reflecting on the chaos that could ensue if computers malfunctioned due to the Y2K bug, intertwining humor and impending doom. It also covers the concept of monorhyme in poetry, humorous rejections of renowned literary works, and the use of languages like French in poems.
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