How to Write Poetry for Page Views on Associated Content

National Poetry Month, Poetry Challenge of the Day: List Poem

Maria Roth
A limerick about Britney Spears' nipples
A haiku about Bo, Obama's doggie
A cinquain about masturbation
A couplet about a local UFO sighting
A pastoral poem about global warming caused by cow farts

An acrostic poem: "H-O-T S-E-X"
An elegy: "Elvis Presley is Not Dead"
An epigram: "My Experience with Laser Hair Removal"
An "Ode to Viagra"

A senryu celebrating Susan Boyle
A sestina bashing Rush Limbaugh

A villanelle called "Top Ten Ways to Earn Money from Home"
A sonnet called "How to Get Out of Debt Fast"
A quatrain called "I Slept with Brad Pitt"
A list poem called "How to Write Poetry for Page Views on AC"

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Author's note:
I thought I would hit the page-view jackpot with my "Adam Lambert Acrostic" poem. I thought wrong. Click here to read my failed attempt at a high page-view-earning poem. I probably would have done much better with an "Is Adam Lambert Gay?" acrostic poem. I dare you to try it.

Sources:
http://www.poemofquotes.com/articles/poetry_forms.php

Published by Maria Roth

I love popcorn, cashews, cheesecake, Jane Austen, my husband and children, and Conan O'Brien. Why should you be jealous of me? I am double-jointed in both thumbs, I live in Kansas, I'm tall, and I'm modest...  View profile

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  • Cindy Lynn6/15/2011

    Very funny! Hope it got the PVs you expected. It sure got the comments! :)

  • Candice L. Collins5/20/2011

    LOL! nice one! I'll bet this one gets lots of hits!

  • Abby Willow11/3/2010

    Ha- how cute!

  • Linda Ann Nickerson4/20/2010

    Cracking up.

  • L. Galatea10/12/2009

    Hehe well I never thought about using SEO with my poetry.

  • Sandra Hatfield7/23/2009

    This is soooo... funny. I had to send it to my friend. Great job.

  • Sherri T.5/19/2009

    Very funny. And Adam is as gay as they get, and I love him!:-) Vote for him tonight, like, 200 times, ok?!lol

  • Secretsides5/19/2009

    Yes but you are so very very funny and talented too!! Great poem. I see you did get 49 now, 50 comments on it too!

  • Krista Lynn Hughes5/18/2009

    Very funny! LOL Going to read your Adam Lambert poem. :-)

  • Sheri Fresonke Harper5/15/2009

    lol, I hope you recieved tons of hits :) Sheri

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