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Suzette Richards
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Mission statement: I don’t use AI to generate or even tweak my poetry, because I am a better poet than it.

 

Poetry has been my passion since my retirement from an accountancy based career a dozen years ago. I currently live in South Africa and this rainbow nation has inspired many of my poems. I also have British nationality and embrace their grammar and spelling, but I read widely and am not fazed by strict grammar rules: A pavement/sidewalk; glasses/eyeglasses; judgement/judgment, et cetera; they are one and the same to me when I read poetry. To date, I have self-published a number of books, including the poetry anthology by international poets, © Time, 2014 ISBN 978-0-620-60578-6, and have been cited in many international publications, both poetry journals, as well as in scholarly handbooks. Some of my short stories have been published in international electronic publications, and one of my novellas had been short-listed for an Afrikaans SA publication.

I serve on the Board of Advisers, of Taleemi Baithak.

I have a number (14 to date) poetic forms to my credit, notably, Suzette Prime, 2012 (listed here on PoetrySoup under Types of Poems), as well as The Tesla 3-6-9, 2017, and Suzcrostic, 2021 (listed under New Poetic Forms here on PoetrySoup), Suzette sonnet (Suznet), 2023 - introduced via an article here at PoetrySoup, as well as the brand new Suzette Swan Arc, 3  April 2025. These all resist AI imitation.

My most recent books which include examples of my poetry as well as notes regarding poetry - available directly from me:

  1. © The Eutony of Words, 2018 ISBN 978-0-6399382-0-2
  2. © Docendo discimus, 2021 (Revised 2023) ISBN 978-0-620-95432-7
  3. © Flight of Thoughts, 2023 ISBN 978-0-6397-8880-7
  4. © Downtown - Poetic Devices, 2023 ISBN 978-0-7961-1968-1
  5.  © Rocking Poetry, 2033 ISBN 978-0-7961-2824-9
  6. NEW: moonwake - Suzette Prime poetry, ISBN 978-1-0370-1836-7(PDF). It is a collection of 61 Suzette Prime poetry spanning from 2012 (when I designed the poetic form), up till now.

Tariffs on Penguins Limerick

Blog Posted by Suzette Richards: 4/4/2025 7:02:00 AM

AI-generated. LOL Penquins can't fly, similar to the rumour that the tariffs were generated by ChatGPT.

Write a Limerick on the current topic of the 10% tariff raised on Heard Island and McDonald Islands by the USA government. Satire is ideally suited for this challenge. No political ranting, but politicians are fair game.

Share your Limerick under the comments section – you may use forwards slashes to mark the different lines of your Limerick. There is no limit on the amount of Limericks submitted for this fun challenge. Comments on your fellow poets’ poems are welcome.

Background info

You might have heard (no pun intended) about this topic, but for those still in the dark, here is a recommended article to bring you up to speed:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-tariffs-heard-mcdonald-island-norfolk-australia/

The Limerick

Anything goes, eg no set meter, but lines 3 and 4 are shorter than the rest: usually between 7 to 10 syllables for the longer lines, and between 5 to 7 syllables for the shorter lines. Only the rhyme scheme is set in stone: AABBA.

Wishing everyone a great weekend

Su

 

 



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Date: 4/6/2025 12:35:00 PM
Trump’s tariffs still stirring distrust / World economists fear going bust / Many nations are quaking / Global leaders are shaking / Even emperor penguins nonplussed
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Mark Toney
Date: 4/7/2025 4:36:00 AM
They are quite entertaining. ;-)
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Suzette Richards
Date: 4/7/2025 1:56:00 AM
The penguin memes are rather entertaining - maybe I should not laugh at a serious matter.
Date: 4/4/2025 12:03:00 PM
Trump's showing the world he's the jesters~~To the global eyes of protesters~~His tariffs are lost tailspins~~Even catching the penguins~~The clown trips, and our country festers
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Connie Pachecho
Date: 4/7/2025 12:00:00 PM
With Trump at the helm, our countries redden~~That's right, red face at watching his lead in~~ He pokes at the penguins~~ And sleeps with his tailspins~~ When he wakes up, we're in Armageddon
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Suzette Richards
Date: 4/5/2025 2:11:00 AM
We are all reeling from the impact. Nicely penned, Connie. :)
Date: 4/4/2025 10:07:00 AM
the scald war/ even the penguins/ gotta pay tax to make U.S./ implode on greed glut/ see https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/the_scald_war_1721664
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Date: 4/4/2025 9:16:00 AM
The penguins are feeling down in the dumps/For those tariffs are causing a slump/If they could fly/They'd poop in the eye/ Of a anger ridden Donald Trump.
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John Read
Date: 4/4/2025 12:34:00 PM
Thank you ladies for your heartwarming comments.
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Beryl Edmonds
Date: 4/4/2025 11:32:00 AM
Brilliant :)
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Suzette Richards
Date: 4/4/2025 9:48:00 AM
Love It :)

Previous Blogs

 
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Mathematics, Poetry, and Trust Issues
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A Fascinating Cultural Tension
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Blasphemy
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A Gentle Nudge is not a Critique
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Tonal Slippage – The Ins and Outs
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Suzette Swan Arc - Contest Finale
Date Posted: 6/14/2025 12:12:00 AM
Suzette Swan Arc and AI with Examples
Date Posted: 5/25/2025 6:00:00 AM
Lost in Translation
Date Posted: 5/21/2025 3:17:00 AM
Elements of Nature - Suzette Swan Arc Poetry
Date Posted: 5/14/2025 11:20:00 PM
Klein’s Vase Verse - A New Poetic Form Freer than Free Verse
Date Posted: 5/7/2025 12:54:00 PM
Free Verse – How Free is It?
Date Posted: 4/26/2025 11:37:00 PM
Gender Influences on Contests
Date Posted: 4/20/2025 2:54:00 AM
Memento on the Moon
Date Posted: 4/9/2025 12:26:00 AM
Tariffs on Penguins Limerick
Date Posted: 4/4/2025 7:02:00 AM
Light or Shadows
Date Posted: 3/25/2025 1:55:00 PM

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