Joyce Kilmer Memorial Bad Poetry Contest

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The Alfred Joyce Kilmer Memorial Bad Poetry Contest has been hosted annually by the

Poetry in Motion
" series) featuring some of the best verses of the last 20 years, as well as door-to-door readings in the dorms, usually performed by prospective new members ("phreshlings").

The event is named for "bad" poet (and Philolexian alumnus) Joyce Kilmer. His most famous work, Trees, is read aloud by audience members at the contest's end. In 2012, the Columbia Daily Spectator listed the Kilmer Bad Poetry Contest #1 among its "Best Columbia Arts Traditions".

The two top Kilmer laureates are Stephen Blair, Columbia College '11, who won the contest in 2008, 2012 and 2013; and Everett Patterson, Columbia College '06, who won in 2003 and 2005.[2]

References

  1. ^ Barron, James (November 18, 2018). "The Worst Bad Poem? There's a Contest for That". The New York Times.
  2. ^ "Philowixian - Past Kilmer Winners". www.columbia.edu. Retrieved November 18, 2018.

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