Posts filed under “Poetry”

APOLOGIA PRO VERSIFICATIONE SUA.

Posted by Dr. Boli on February 12, 2025. One comment.

Transcribed below. The typewriter is an Underwood Standard Portable that is 99 years old this year.

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HOW DO I WRITE A POEM?

Posted by Dr. Boli on February 11, 2025. One comment.

Transcribed below. The typewriter is a Smith Corona SD-760 with a Tempo 10 printwheel.

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PERSPICUOUS.

Posted by Dr. Boli on February 10, 2025. One comment.

Transcribed below. This Royal Safari is entirely different from yesterday’s, which was one of the last Royal typewriters made in the United States; this one was made in the 1980s by the Messa factory in Portugal.

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UNHEROIC VERSE.

Posted by Dr. Boli on February 9, 2025. 3 comments.

Transcribed below. The typewriter is a Royal Safari from 1968. Since we were discussing the question of where the tab key goes, Dr. Boli should point out that this machine does not have a tabulator. Instead, it has Magic Columns^®. The difference between a tabulator and Magic Columns^® is entirely in the ®.

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ASK DR. BOLI.

Posted by Dr. Boli on February 8, 2025. 7 comments.

Transcribed below. The typewriter is a Smith-Corona Sterling from 1965.

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WITH DEEPEST SYMPATHY.

Posted by Dr. Boli on February 7, 2025. 3 comments.

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WORD PROBLEM.

Posted by Dr. Boli on February 6, 2025. One comment.

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HAM TO LET, BY JAMES JOYCE.

Posted by Dr. Boli on February 5, 2025. No comments.

Transcribed below. The typewriter is a Royal Quiet De Luxe from 1950.

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DERANGED.

Posted by Dr. Boli on February 4, 2025. One comment.

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INGREDIENTS.

Posted by Dr. Boli on February 3, 2025. 3 comments.

Transcribed below. The typewriter is a Tower Constellation (made for Sears by Smith-Corona) with a special-ordered Elite Gothic 16 type face—a combination that may be unique in the world, since the type was not offered with this model in Sears catalogues.

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