[image description: cut-to: close-up of the professor, still sitting on the loveseat with their nose in a book, the cover of which is quite plain, and of a dull red hue. the title on the front cover, in a white, plain font, reads: “fall of apollo. the lost art and wisdom of poetry.” in the midst of turning a page, the professor says in reply: “not if i can help it!”]
I had an old friend whose poetry was so bad it might have foretold the end times. Just for her poetry grade, fortunately for the world.