Street Fighter: The Poetry Anthology

Logan Westbrook

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Street Fighter: The Poetry Anthology


Lightning kicking and dragon punching is all well and good, but occasionally you want to add a little bit of culture to the proceedings.

" I think that I shall never see
A fighter lovely as Chun-Li.

A girl who hovers upside-down
Her legs, outstretched, a-spinning 'round."


There we have the opening two stanzas of 'Chun Li', and ode to the much-loved fighter based on the classic poem 'Trees' by Joyce Kilmer. Created by the Think Tank over at Over Thinking It [http://www.overthinkingit.com/2009/12/04/street-fighter-poetry/] - where you can read the poem in its entirity - 'Chun Li' is joined by 'The Tyger Uppercut', 'Carrion Console' and a few others, all based on classic poems.

Adapting a poem to be Street Fighter themed is harder than it looks, as my efforts to write 'Shadowlaw', based on the Edger Allen Poe poem, the Raven, attests to. If you think you're up to challenge, go ahead, and let's see if we can't get a real anthology going. Here's some classic poems [http://www.poemhunter.com/classics/] to get you started.

Source: Official Capcom Blog [http://www.capcom-unity.com/jgonzo/blog/2009/12/04/street_fighter_poetry_inspired_by_real_poems]


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Dammit, Tyger Tyger was my immediate thought.

Once within a sauna steamy, while my thoughts rushed, mired and dreamy,
Over many a day had I practiced Street Fighter lore,
While I nodded, caught in napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As if some one was gently rapping, rapping at fierce punch.
"'Tis E Honda," I muttered, "slapping across the floor" ?
I fireballed, and he was no more.


Maybe better later :)
 

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The_root_of_all_evil said:
Dammit, Tyger Tyger was my immediate thought.

Once within a sauna steamy, while my thoughts rushed, mired and dreamy,
Over many a day had I practiced Street Fighter lore,
While I nodded, caught in napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As if some one was gently rapping, rapping at fierce punch.
"'Tis E Honda," I muttered, "slapping across the floor" ?
I fireballed, and he was no more.


Maybe better later :)
Wow...That was very good
 

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The_root_of_all_evil said:
Dammit, Tyger Tyger was my immediate thought.

Once within a sauna steamy, while my thoughts rushed, mired and dreamy,
Over many a day had I practiced Street Fighter lore,
While I nodded, caught in napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As if some one was gently rapping, rapping at fierce punch.
"'Tis E Honda," I muttered, "slapping across the floor" ?
I fireballed, and he was no more.


Maybe better later :)
aah. The famous compositions of Edmond Honda Poe
 

BlindMessiah94

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Why do I have a feeling dead poets everywhere are going to rise from their graves and smite us?
 
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BlindMessiah94 said:
Why do I have a feeling dead poets everywhere are going to rise from their graves and smite us?
Well, we've already LOLcatted famous works so why not poetry?

LOLiterature [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.120698]
 

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The_root_of_all_evil said:
BlindMessiah94 said:
Why do I have a feeling dead poets everywhere are going to rise from their graves and smite us?
Well, we've already LOLcatted famous works so why not poetry?

LOLiterature [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.120698]
My brain..... it.....it hurts!
 
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With apologies to Spike Milligan

With a Jab ? Strong - Fierce
Blanka's claw will miss
Which makes him cry aloud. Aroo!
There's a Fierce ? Strong - Jab -
Slips you past Vega's stab!
As you thumb your nose to Shadaloo.
With a Fierce - Jab ? Strong -
As Sagat's legs are just too long
And you can burn his chest, just like Ryu!
So its Jab Strong Fierce
Low Claw miss!
Fierce Strong Jab
Blocks High stab
Fierce Jab Strong
Tiger's Gone
With the follow up com-bo
of a Jab ? Strong ? Jab ? Strong - Fierce!!
 

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BlindMessiah94 said:
Why do I have a feeling dead poets everywhere are going to rise from their graves and smite us?
Nah, just lay us down us with a sonnet, lol
 

BlindMessiah94

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The_root_of_all_evil said:
BlindMessiah94 said:
Why do I have a feeling dead poets everywhere are going to rise from their graves and smite us?
Well, we've already LOLcatted famous works so why not poetry?

LOLiterature [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.120698]
Hah, suppose that's true, still don't make it right. But still hilarious.