This is an online collection of poems written about, after or in homage to characters from the Transformers universe. The general rule that contributors are asked to follow is that the poem also involve a transformation from one stanza to another, with the second stanza reflecting a different aspect of the subject’s character. Some of the poems use word or letter rearrangement, others homophonic or calligrammatic mirroring.

Grateful acknowledgement to Botch the Crab’s boxart archive for the accompanying artwork.

‘Rewind’ by Tim Kiely
‘Cliffjumper’ by Samuel Tongue
‘Lightspeed’ by Kate Wakeling
‘One Man’s Trash’ or ‘Scavenger’ by Kirsten Irving
‘Curiosity Killed the Cosmos’ by Claire Trevien
‘I, Grimlock’ by James Brookes
‘Blades’ by Jon Stone
‘Whirl’ or ‘The Watchmaker’ by Jon Stone
‘Cyclonus’ by Abigail Parry
‘Chromedome’ by Jon Stone
‘Nightbeat’ by Abigail Parry
‘Spittor / Spittor’ by James Coghill
‘The Old Country (Mirage)’ by Kate Potts
‘Windblade’ by Kate Wakeling
‘Brainstorm’ by Ian McLachlan
‘Sky Lynx (Commander Modesty)’ by Kirsten Irving
‘Iron Fist’ by Alex Bell
‘Missile Master’ by Harry Man
‘Moonrock’ by Harry Man