The Philolexian Society of Columbia University
Matthew P Harrison
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- Full name
- Matthew P Harrison
Columbia & the Society
- Columbia
- Class of 2005 (Columbia College)
Works (5)
- 2014 “The Rude Poet Presents Himself: Breton, Spenser, and Bad Poetry” · Spenser Studies 29
- 2016 “Glitches and Green Worlds in the Sonnets” · Shakespeare Studies 44
- 2017 “South of Elsinore: Actions that a Man Might Play” · With Matthew Lutz, in The Shakespeare User
- 2024 “Marina’s School: Education and Vulnerability in Pericles” · Shakespeare 20(4)
- 2024 “Sidney’s Penetrations: Metaphors and Ideas” · English Literary Renaissance 54(1)
Primary sources
The Columbia Daily Spectator
2002-11-25 Only CU Students Can Make Bad Poe-Tree co-winner of contest
Only CU Students Can Make Bad Poe-Tree By Telis Demos Spectator Staff Writer ■ The Philolexian Society presented original works in a show so bad, it was good —jj In typically bizarre fashion, the Philolexian Society on Thursday paid homage to the great writers and rhetoricians of the Society's history: they awarded a prize to the aspiring bard who could write the best worst poem. The Society allowed the uninitiated a peek into their esoteric world at the 17th Annual Bad Poetry Contest last Thursday. It was exhibition of malapropisms and grandiose poems about irrelevant subjects—exactly what good bad poetry ought to be. Those involved said understanding the contest means understanding different types of "bad." Most bad poetry causes discomfort and induces little laughter, as the poem's author is largely unaware of his ineptitude. But the "bad" poetry sought by…
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