The Bad Writing & Poetry Hall of Shame 2018-2019!

19th century novelist Edward Bulwer-Lytton wrote so badly that San José University started an annual contest to see who could write opening sentences even worse than his. This year, the Overlake School Library ran its annual bad writing (and bad poetry) contest. The results caused an epidemic of nausea among the hapless faculty who had to vote on the worst of the worst. Out of 100+ entries, here are the winners for 2018-2019, plus the winner in our new category—the “Accidentally great” sentence!

First Place—10 points

Are you ready to mustard the strength to relish this book on how to ketchup on the latest cooking tips?

--Luke, 7th

Second Place—7 points

I watched with a sense of calm as the Jello-man swallowed me whole; it felt like a warm caramel bath.

--John B., 7th

                                     

Third Place—5 points

Wasting My Money:

One thing that happened, that really hurt

I spent my 401K on an expensive Gucci shirt

And although the shirt really rocks

I now live in a cereal box.

--Sujay, 8th

Accidentally Great Sentence Winner—5 Points

And that was the day I learned that the president is really three kids in a trench coat.

--Noah, 8th

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