Slim Slam

(This is the 1-minute epos I presented in the poster/poetry slam preceding the poster session at the TEI conference in Würzburg)

Once upon a time there were six brave girls

Working in such caves they call archives.

A good fairy came along and said, through his beard,

Come, miladies and hear the tale of the TEI,

For with the Guidelines you may

Show treasures to display.

Alas! We followed the siren’s voice

And not only digitized letters

But could also make the choice

To edit all of what matters –

And some of what matters less.

What could cure our distress?

Not even the poor students

That we taught at great expense

Of time, 'cause peekaboo:

See, they are infected too,

The disease has spread all over!

Come to our poster!!