I only learned about the Double Dactyl today for the first time via the great Sean Johnson and his exploration of Wendy Cope’s “Emily Dickinson” on The Daily Poem Podcast (in my opinion, the best poetry podcast since The Writer's Almanac with Garrison Keillor). So, when I came across the above photo of my big sister Jean earlier this evening, I decided to try my hand at subjecting her to doubledactylization.
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