Silly Epic Poetry

Hullo and welcome, esteemed neighbour, to the Silly Epic Poetry of Nigel Poh & Gerald Tan. The pages herein contain works in the tradition of fantasy literature and the epic narrative - melancholic odes, ballads of heroism and other feats of dramatic limerickery. For the most part, you will find our on-going attempts to chronicle the misadventures of Sir Bastien Gudo, Knight of Renhorden, and his boon companion, Grig Syllable the bard of Rondel, as they cut a swashbuckling swath of chivalric minstrelsy through the lands of Alconia and beyond in their quest to defeat the forces of evil and ennui while trying keep their horses from the clutches of dastardly horse-thieves everywhere. So kick back with a mug of honeyed ale and read on!

Any comments can be directed by electronic pigeon to Gerald Tan at almostblue@hotmail.com or Nigel Poh at npoh@pacific.net.sg.

The Epic-in-Progress

1. The Road Song

2. The Uncomfortable Knight

3. The Battle of Runiben's Stop

4. Meditations Under a Tree

5. Scene VI

6. Scene VII

7. The 12 Tedious Tasks of Grig Syllable & Sir Bastien Gudo

8. Last Words & Rallying of Will

9. The So-Called Quest, or "damnèd blue flower"

10.The Sinister Monks

11.New Disguises, Enemies, and a Friend

12.Triskal

13.Mulka Takis Muldis Mul

14.The Drinking Bandit Inn

15.A Most Magnificent Breed of Horse

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The Kobold Queene

Ode of the Emerald Forest

About the Authors

Nigel Poh is the brandisher of a law degree from Queen Mary College, University of London, and a Masters Degree from University College London. Aside from writing the odd silly limerick (see above for examples), he enjoys reading Tolkien, Brian Jacques, and other writers of a similar vein.

A man of consummate taste and hearty appetite, he also devotes attention to science-fiction movies, small bears and roasted duck.

If you're a user of ICQ, his UIN is #13945962.

Gerald Tan was born in 1972. While studying for an Arts degree at the National University of Singapore, he determined that his purpose in life was to nurse unhealthy obsessions for Japanese pop music and Virginie Ledoyen.

Invariably, this scribe and scholar reads old AD&D manuals in the toilet and will occasionally ink his Music Critic's Quill for the local rock n' roll rag, BigO Magazine.

His homepage can be accessed at http://gt.webvis.net/.

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This page was first opened on 26/3/97.

Currently playing Bach's Cantata 212 - Good Fellows Be Merry.