Poetry is like fish: if it’s fresh, it’s good; if it’s stale, it’s bad

Umayyad partisans defeat the supporters of Ibn al-Zubayr and cement Umayyad control of Syria, in the Battle of Marj Rahit, on this date in 684 –

but what the hell do you care. Today is National Bad Poetry Day in the United States.

There’s a very fun website will generate on command a great deal of very bad poetry here.

Demand Euphoria!