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SUPER clever! If you write lyrics, take a look at this brilliant palindrome poem

Props to FYIMusicNews.ca for finding this one. It’s a one-minute, 44-second poem that reads the same forwards as it does backward written by a 20-year-old as part of a contest. If you’re a lyricist, you’ll appreciate the effort this took.

Alan Cross

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One thought on “SUPER clever! If you write lyrics, take a look at this brilliant palindrome poem

  • “Refugees” by Brian Bilston is a similar poem. It was made into a picture book in 2019.

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