Mad Libs Poetry

This month, 8 of our poets competed in a Mad Libs competition. They were given a poem with a bunch of words removed and encouraged to fill in the blanks to create a new version. The original poem, written by Allie McFarland, played with form by having a title that was longer than its contents.

The winner of the competition was Grace! You can read her version below, and you can try your own hand at a Mad Lib poem with the blank version at the bottom of the page.

Ruminations on [Gender Equality] as Narrated by a [Communist] Vulture on an [Acid Trip] [to] [Enlightenment] while [He] [Waits] for [His] [Mom] to [Finish] Dead [to] [Me]. (The [Extensive] [Pay Gap] is [Understandable] and the Vulture will [Possibly] [Take] [Sides] Unless [He] [Turns] Off the [Microwave] But [He] [Burnt] a [Marshmallow] [Sandwich] Yesterday).

Shining [Opinions] [Flutter] [to] —that’s nothing new.

Here [lies] a [Liberal].

[Communist] [men] [paint] the splayed [gender pay gap] downwards.

[Feminist]. Or [anarchist]. Or disfigured [stoner].

The [patriarchy] is irrelevant.

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Ruminations on [NOUN] as Narrated by a(n) [ADJECTIVE] Vulture on a [NOUN] [PREPOSITION] a [NOUN] while [PRONOUN] [VERB] for [PRONOUN] [NOUN] to [VERB] Dead [PREPOSITION] [PRONOUN]. (The [ADJECTIVE] [NOUN] is/are [ADJECTIVE] and the Vulture will [ADVERB] [VERB] [NOUN] Unless [PRONOUN] [VERB] Off the [NOUN] But [PRONOUN] [VERB] a [NOUN] [NOUN] Yesterday).

Shining [NOUN] [VERB] [PREPOSITION]

—that’s nothing new.

Here [VERB] a [NOUN].

[ADJECTIVE] [NOUN] [VERB] the splayed

[NOUN] downwards.

[NOUN]. Or [NOUN]. Or disfigured [NOUN].

The [NOUN] is/are irrelevant.