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===Inspiration===
 
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'''Karl Ove Knausgaard is a Responsible Beekeeper, or My Struggle (to Find a Word That Rhymes)''' was written because [http://www.hiveminding.co.uk I keep bees myself] and I couldn't get rid of an ear worm which insisted on rhyming Knausgaard with "mouse guard". For those who don't know, a mouse guard is a strip of metal with holes in it that a responsible beekeeper places across the entrance to the hive during the winter months in order to stop rodents from seeking warmth inside. I do in fact have a mouse guard myself, but every year since I've had it, I've never actually got round to attaching it. Having read the first couple of volumes of Knausgaard's magnum opus, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Ove_Knausgård#The_Min_Kamp_books "My Struggle"], I got the impression that if he did keep bees (and I haven't yet come across any reference to confirm or deny this), he would indeed be an entirely responsible one.
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'''Karl Ove Knausgaard is a Responsible Beekeeper, or My Struggle (to Find a Word That Rhymes)''' was written because [http://www.hiveminding.co.uk I keep bees myself] and I couldn't get rid of an ear worm which insisted on rhyming Knausgaard with "mouse guard". For those who don't know, a mouse guard is a strip of metal with holes in it that a responsible beekeeper places across the entrance to the hive during the winter months in order to stop rodents from seeking warmth inside. I do in fact have a mouse guard myself, but every year since I've had it, I've never actually got round to attaching it. Having read the first couple of volumes of Knausgaard's magnum opus, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Ove_Knausgård#The_Min_Kamp_books "My Struggle"], I got the impression that if he did keep bees (and I haven't yet come across any reference to confirm or deny this), he would be extremely conscientious
  
 
Despite a number of attempts, this poem was not published anywhere else prior to inclusion in this collection, nor was it placed in any competitions.
 
Despite a number of attempts, this poem was not published anywhere else prior to inclusion in this collection, nor was it placed in any competitions.

Revision as of 22:55, 12 August 2017

Inspiration

Karl Ove Knausgaard is a Responsible Beekeeper, or My Struggle (to Find a Word That Rhymes) was written because I keep bees myself and I couldn't get rid of an ear worm which insisted on rhyming Knausgaard with "mouse guard". For those who don't know, a mouse guard is a strip of metal with holes in it that a responsible beekeeper places across the entrance to the hive during the winter months in order to stop rodents from seeking warmth inside. I do in fact have a mouse guard myself, but every year since I've had it, I've never actually got round to attaching it. Having read the first couple of volumes of Knausgaard's magnum opus, "My Struggle", I got the impression that if he did keep bees (and I haven't yet come across any reference to confirm or deny this), he would be extremely conscientious

Despite a number of attempts, this poem was not published anywhere else prior to inclusion in this collection, nor was it placed in any competitions.