Question

A poem titled for this profession claims “that Iago motherfucker will have to answer ... / for this small-handed-wrinkle / in this bumboclaat wrap in time” and is by Staceyann Chin. Another poem imagines a person in this profession “who grew up in a place so saturated with toxic waste that they didn’t have a choice about getting leukemia.” In a 2016 viral video, Mykki Blanco recited a Zoe Leonard poem titled for this job that was inspired (15[1])by (15[1])an announcement made by Eileen Myles. A man with this job joins (*) “Hercules’ (-5[1])cult to Mammon’s” in a poem describing “a deep (10[1])tremor / through the enormous vertebrae of the Andes.” A man with this job is called a “professor of energy” (10[1])in a poem that claims he “is missing one thing: God!” For 10 points, Rubén Darío critiqued imperialism (10[1])in a poem addressed to a holder of what political position? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: presidents of the United States of America [or POTUS or equivalents; accept “Not My President” or “I want a president” or “I want a dyke for president”; prompt on American politician]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jordan BrownsteinJinAh and Jordan from WikiquizNaocissus and Geoldmond by Hermandrew Hesse7815
Iain CarpenterSandmännchen im Helikopterbruh7915
Darren PetrosinoParden the InterruptionJJaryland92-5
Amogh KulkarniThe Aum-Wein Drinchard by Amogh Tutuolamnemonists10110
Ryan Rosenberg1.g4 Test MixtureNJ TRANSit (and bobby i guess)12110
Rosa XiachamPAIN and cornHELL in Columbiaprotobowling for soup13910
Caleb KendrickJJarylandParden the Interruption15110

Summary

2024 ESPN @ Chicago03/23/2024Y6100%50%0%102.33
2024 ESPN @ Columbia03/23/2024Y6100%33%17%111.50
2024 ESPN @ Duke03/23/2024Y2100%0%0%126.00
2024 ESPN @ Brown04/06/2024Y3100%0%0%133.67
2024 ESPN @ Cambridge04/06/2024Y2100%50%0%100.50
2024 ESPN @ Online06/01/2024Y4100%50%0%92.50