Roller derby haiku. They call it “girl-powered poetry inspired by derby queens.” We call it a wonder we made it through high school without this stuff. Some of our favorite examples:
Eva at the line
zombie on zombie action
skating corpses fly
and:
crushin’ on U, Doll
gotsta let UR feelings show
brutal valentine
Brutal valentine, indeed!
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Posted By: Dan Brady on April 22, 2009 at 1:21 pmReport this comment
Funny, I was thinking the other day that the Harriet comments section is quite a bit like Roller Derby.
Kent
Posted By: Kent Johnson on April 22, 2009 at 1:31 pmReport this comment
Would that we were a bunch of tuff chix with wrist guards and elbow pads! More people might be inclined to play.
Posted By: Catherine Halley on April 22, 2009 at 1:45 pmReport this comment
Harriet, at 21, is already a veteran of many sports including women’s football. “I have never experienced a sport like it,” she says of roller derby. “It’s very empowering and there’s a much more communal feel to it than the other sports I’ve been involved in.” Emma agrees. “As soon as you put your skates on you become someone else. All your aggression has a channel to come out.” [Sounds like poetry to me!]
http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/pictures/Girls-get-their-skates-on.4929183.jp
Posted By: Don Share on April 22, 2009 at 2:41 pmReport this comment
Some of the best wordplay can be found in the names of the Roller Derby women. This is a shout-out to Venus Envy and Annie After-party. NYC misses you.
Posted By: Roberto Planos on April 23, 2009 at 12:05 amReport this comment
I always knew we were poetry in motion!
Posted By: Flash Hottie on April 23, 2009 at 8:02 amReport this comment