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It's no secret that folks at the
P&PC home office love the language let loose by signs. We've covered the
poetry of anti-Palin rallies in Alaska, driven through the jingles on Burma-Shave
billboards, and counted down the
top ten roadside rhymes we encountered on a road trip out West back in 2009. So here's a small gallery of the puns, witticisms, spoonerisms, and various other linguistic twists and turns on display in Madison, Wisconsin, over the past week and a half. Before you scroll down, though, check out these other links:
Call for Poems about the Wisconsin ProtestsPoems about the ProtestProtest Poetry SlamPoetry in MadisonWisconsin PoetsBerton Braley Cyber MuseumWisconsin, Poetry, & Animal RightsCarl Sandburg, Badger & Socialist by ChoiceLorine NiedeckerKenneth PatchenWisconsin State BalladCouncil for Wisconsin WritersWisconsin Fellowship of PoetsWisconsin Book FestivalWisconsin Center for the BookJawbreaker Poetryand
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The Poetry of Revolt" by Elliott Colla
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