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Archer Cusp
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| Name: | Archer Cusp |
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| Type: | Poet |
| Fandoms: | Science Fiction |
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Archer Cusp was an unknown fan, possibly a pseudonym, who wrote fandom-related poetry for Charles A. Beling's science fiction zine Fan-Atic.
Cusp's poetry was reviewed poorly in Jack Speer's 1944 Fancyclopedia, with a definition for "Daffy Poetics" given by Louis Kuslan that cited "Archer Cusp (whoever he is)".[1]
Examples
A May 1941 poem titled "Quick Watson, the Strait-Jacket!" made reference to a number of fans, zines, cons, and controversies like Voice of the Imagi-Nation's debate over printing nude art. Fandom movements like Esperanto and Technocracy were also addressed.[2]
This crrrazy fan slangwidge
Has caused me much angwidge.
The King couldn't read his own English,
Fans write it so mangle-and-minglish.
My reading is ample
So I'll give you a sample....
"Nycon" - "Chicon" - "Newarkon"
Now what has a poor brain to warkon?
And naurghtier and naurghtier
Is 2J 40er.
To pal with LeZ
Takes a pretty tough hombre.
I'm fond of the Fun Spots
And even of SSp.
And isn't this crude --- VOM features a nude!
Those who talk Esperanto ---
I'd expel 'em instanto,
With those spelling Democracy
T E C H N ocracy.
References
- ^ Daffy Poetics on Fancyclopedia. Text quoted from Jack Speer's 1944 first edition.
- ^ Archer Cusp: Quick Watson, the Strait-Jacket! Fan-Atic Vol. 1 #3, pg. 16. May 1941.