Ern Malley Poetry

Sep 15, 2025 · 48m

Two bored poets decide to prank their least favorite snobby magazine editor by submitting intentionally bad poetry to his literary journal and watching with mirth as he and his fellows delight in publishing it. Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m3bytB5ULw https://theconversation.com/the-greatest-poet-who-never-lived-ern-malley-at-80-234905 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4533011085 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-29/ern-malley-literary-hoax-angry-penguins-1944/100412208 https://www.ernmalley.net/ https://www.literaturelust.com/post/the-great-poet-ern-malley-who-never-existed https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/harris-maxwell-henley-max-29615 https://quirosonline.com/jindyworobaks-part-one/ https://time.com/archive/6821805/books-angry-penguins/ https://www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/33/wertheim.php https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mcauley-james-phillip-10896 https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/stewart-harold-frederick-29423 http://jacketmagazine.com/17/fact2.html See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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