Canadian poet Rupi Kaur is one of the leading voices of a generation. While her work has become ubiquitous, Kaur’s stratospheric rise in popularity has led to an endless sea of imitators. Like it or not, you can’t escape her style.
The only quality more powerful than author and journalist Dan Ozzi’s natural insight is his effortless sense of humor. The force behind the book SELLOUT: The Major Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994-2007) and co-author of Laura Jane Grace’s memoir TRANNY: Confessions of Punk Rock’s Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout has set his sights on a two new musical and aesthetic targets: instagram poetry and nu-metal.
Announcing his new zine nookie kaur in on Instagram, Ozzi says:
nu metal lyrics
in the style of
popular instagram poetry
probably
the stupidest
idea
i’ve ever had
pick one up for the
fucking moron
in your life
The hilarious publication has a tongue planted firmly in its cheek. For example, Ozzi’s take on Slipknot reads:
i’ve felt the hate rise up in me
kneel down
and clear the stone of leaves
i wander out
where you can’t see
inside my shell
i wait and bleed
Limp Bizkit’s hit “Rollin’” takes on a new layer of depth:
keep
rolling rolling rolling rolling rolling
rolling rolling rolling rolling
rolling rolling rolling
rolling rolling
rolling
System Of A Down have never seemed more profound:
wake up
grab a brush and
put on a little makeup
hide your scars
to fade away
the shakeup
Korn’s earnestness has found its most fitting home with:
feeling like a freak on a leash
you want to see the light
I promise you, it makes a lot more sense and it’s a lot more funny when you see these poems on the page than when I type them out. A description on Ozzi’s bigcartel site reads:
imagine
if you could
experience the beauty
of nu metal’s most powerful lyrics
but
formatted in the style
of popular instagram poetry
—now—
you can
– nookie kaur
24 pages, staple bound, 5″ x 7″, soft cover.
Pick it up at danozzi.bigcartel.com
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