headline poetry

Occasional poems constructed entirely from headlines found in newspapers from Melbourne, Australia

Friday, February 24, 2006

back in business (Australian 23.02.06)

back in business
threat of chaos in radical surge
southern swingers
hot new cure for stings
couple’s suicide ‘pact’
dodging the real issue
cannibal’s urges
new reef found
deadly air guitar
ask a busy man
why the bottom line never lies


The Australian 23.02.06
[12, 10, 12, 3, 7, 1, 8, 8, 8, 12, 17]

Cheery crowds (Herald Sun 23.02.06)

Cheery crowds
hundreds sob at stadium
hot way to treat painful stings
little battlers looking for cure
free goodies to lure kids
ratbag now martyr
fears for missing teen
cannibal still craves
the secretion’s out
pandering to a baby
he’s so unimpressed


Herald Sun 23.02.06
[15, 5, 18, 3, 15, 21, 9, 34, 28, 19, 11]