Odes to Letters

Odes to Letters To Q: A Dictionary Poem Qaddafi: quigong quackery. Quadriplegic quadruped quaffs quail quaintly. Quakers quantum-leap quarantined quarks quarrelling with quartos. Quartz quasar quashes Quasimodo. Quatrains quaver; Queasy queen quells a querulous quesadilla. Quetzels queue up quibbling over quickies. Quick-tempered, quiet quince in quincunxes quip quirky quislings. Quivering Quixote, quizzical Quonsets, quorum quotas — Quotidian! Quo vadis qwerty? To Z: A Dictionary Poem Zap Zaradiustrian zeal! Zen zeppelins zero in on Zeus's ziggurats. A zillion zinging zinnias in Zion zip zirconium zits. Zodiac zombies, zonked out, zone zoos — zounds! Zucchini Zulus, zwieback Zwinglians: Zwitterionic zygodactyls zygomorph zymological zymometers! Zymotic zymergy ... Andrea R. Nagy Dictionaries:Journal ofthe Dictionary Society ofNorth America 22 (2001) ...