THREE POSSIBLE
EXPLANATIONS FROM
THE NOBEL COMMITTEE
Don’t be surprised. Don’t gasp. Don’t faint.
We’ve simply said, “George Bush he ain’t.”
The prize diplomacy can reap’ll
Prevent this guy from bombing people.
Since Henry Kissinger has won,
You know that this is all in fun.
Calvin Trillin, Deadline Poet, The Nation, Nov. 2, 2009