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Vogons Are the Verse
Poetry to make your eyes and ears bleed
Some time ago, Anu Anniah put out a prompt: Write Some Vogon Poetry! Vogons were the slitherous folks who picked up Arthur and Ford in the third chapter of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. They were renowned and reviled for writing and reciting the most horrible poetry in the Milky Way. Here is the rotten fruit from Anu’s rotten tree.
Vogon Poetry Prompt, by Anu Anniah
The post that started this horrible poetic mess.
Terrifying Gooblegorks — A Vogon Poem For Halloween — Honoring The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, by Greg Prince
Ugh, what an awful title! Perfect for a Vogon poem!
Susan’s Response, by Captain Susan Brearley
She says, “It’s easy.” But she’s lying.
The Badass Question, by Andrew Rodwin
Shakespeare in the original Vogon.
Vogon Poetry Is the Device of Explosive Destruction, by Holly J See
Okay, I (Gary) will admit that I only just got the glorious joke in the title.
A Vogon Poetry Challenge Entry Because I Suck at Real Poetry, by Carol Lennox
Vogon poetry IS real poetry, Lennox!
Lunch 42, by Gary Chapin
The poem speaks for itself, badly.
Blood, Guts, and Rejection, by BOFace
BOF demonstrates his Vogonity (Vogonisity?) by stretching the prompt beyond all reason.
The Vogon Poetry Prompt is still open! Write poems that are both funny and horrible! We encourage that kind of thing.
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