When I check my e-mail every morning, just as I was once greeted by long-lost Nigerian cousins in need of cash, I now find countless would-be friends. But none of these entreaties has been as appealing as the invitation Monday to join "DIA's Heinous Blue Mustang Has Got to Go," the Facebook group of horse-haters organized by Rachel Hultin (and decorated with a photo of the sculpture's giant anus, snapped by Westword staff writer Jared Jacang Maher at the dedication of Luis Jimenez's long-delayed, and deadly, piece of public art).
But Hultin's not an art-hater. In fact, she's asked members of the group -- already at 263, and counting -- to write poems (preferably in haiku form) about the horse that she plans to deliver to the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs.
The deadline is Friday, and already dozens of people have responded. Here one of the submissions:
Who can deny itAs they drive right by it
It's scary as hell
And here's another:
Denver: true cow townA monstrous, evil blue horse
It should be knocked down
You can read more of the poems at www.byebyebluemustang.com. This week's Off Limits column will include a brief chat with Hultin. In the meantime, here's my offering:
So big, bad and blueRearing over the prairie
This horse won't fly
