The Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest is inspired by Wergle's creator, poet David Taub.

Back at the turn of the millennium, Mr. Taub submitted "Flubblebop" to poetry.com's former (and not very selective) contest to see what would happen.
Flubblebop by Wergle Flomp flobble bobble blop yim yam widdley woooo oshtenpopple gurby yip yip yip nish-nash nockle nockle opfem magurby voey Ahh! "Wurby tictoc?" "quefoxenjib masaloouterp!" bim-burm nurgle shliptog afttowicky wicky wicky erm addmuksle slibberyjert! Reqi stoobery bup dinhhk yibberdy yobberdy hif twizzum moshlap dwisty fujefti coppen smoppen dob tigtog turjemy fydel saxtenvurskej brisleywum swiggy swiggy swug yumostipijjle dobers! Here's what Wergle got back...

The letter continues...you get the idea. Here's the order form for Promises of Love...

Encouraged by this encouragement, Mr. Taub persisted. Under the pen name Bert, which itself is a pen name of Wadda ass Iyam, he submitted "Yew Gotta Larf": Yew Gotta Larf by Bert Yew gotta larf at any moreon who could write, "your poem was selected for publication, and as a contest semi-finalist, on the basis of your unique talent and artistic vision." when we all know this is about as artistic as vomitting on the neigbour's porch. Burp... huey... excuse me while I be artistic on your cat.. so much for the vision.. I never saw your cat. Now let's get down to the real truth.. You hope I am fooled into parting with my cash to see this in your anthology. Wot if NO-ONE bought your books, mugs plaques, keyrings? (have you thought of musical toilet-roll holders?) I look forward to receiving your standard letter telling me how artistic this drivel is. If nothing else, I get a free envelope which I can recycle. Poetry.com found Bert's unique perspective perfect for its new anthology, Seasons of Happiness...

For the pice de rsistance, Mr. Taub had "Stephen Abutlol" submit "Nicky Nacky Noo": Nicky Nacky Noo by Stephen Abutlol Tum tum tum de tum This is apoem I sings a lot to make me very vary hapy. I fink it will look good on a poster two. and a cofey mug to shows my frineds at work so they no i am an internashunal poet who mite even winz a prise! Then i wuld be vary famus and hav lotz of muney wich wuld be vary funny coz some of them sayd I was eliterite wich sucks (I hopes I can say sucks, if not please put a defferent word instead.) and also I just sore the poem has to be 20 lines long so I am counting the lynes again. This is line nienteen and this in number twenty. Thanx. The End Poetry.com found the artistic vision of "Nicky Nacky Noo" well suited to their anthology, A Palette of Life...

Do Wergle proud and submit to the Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest. There's no fee to enter.