Four From Four Isn't Zero

Authors

John Henrick

Abstract

The title applies to the following tetrad of poems, written entirely in four-letter words. In these pages in November 1986, I reported on the results of a prior experiment which I had conducted to test the literal sense of a Cole Porter lyric which claimed that contemporary authors now only use four-letter words in their writings. Prose presented definite difficulties, but verse appeared to be moderately tractable.

Recommended Citation

Henrick, John (1987) "Four From Four Isn't Zero," Word Ways: Vol. 20 : Iss. 4 , Article 5.
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