From Bard To Verse An Anthology Of Humorous Poetry

This is an anthology of humorous poetry that has been 40 years in the making. I'm not going as far back as my silly limerick about a gorilla which I wrote when I was nine or ten but I do remember the pleasure I got in composing it and in making other children laugh with it. I suppose my 'serious' attempts at humorous poetry began at Bradford University where I was the unofficial resident poet at a fortnightly folk club in the cellar of the Catholic chaplaincy. I felt obliged to inflict my warped observations and tortuous puns on whoever remained in the room. I love the way a whole poem can grow from just one observation, one comment, one pun. I find that developing that idea and playing around with words, even parts of words, to be a deeply satisfying process. I use humorous poetry as a way of expressing my opinions, feelings or personality in a brief, easily accessible and hopefully entertaining way. Enjoy/endure.

Hardcover reprint of the original 1902 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Cook, Theodore Andrea. An Anthology Of Humorous Verse. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Cook, Theodore Andrea. An Anthology Of Humorous Verse, . New York: Brentano's, 1902. Subject: Humorous Poetry, English

Darren Bane adds insult to infamy with this, his little poem book, a comical compilation of ridiculous rhymes, punny poetic (perhaps pathetic?) prose, laughably ludicrous lyrics and pitiful parodies. This asinine anthology includes a tender, touching tribute to actress Catherine Zeta Jones, verses which feature fairly credible rhymes for the words 'vasectomy' and 'follicles', others which push the boundaries of poetic licence and, of course, the local literary legend - if only in the mind of the author - that is Shiny Table. More than 30 years worth of witty/witless wordplay has been brought together in the rib-tickling tome that is: From Bard To Verse.

After delivering a humorous 'tribute' to the upcoming president of the local rotary club, the author decided to write some mainly humorous rhymes and other items for the amusement of his family and friends, resulting in the collection which forms the subject of this book.

Originally published in 1937, this anthology of humorous poems for the younger reader supplements the more serious material found in school anthologies.

"The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe" by Various. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.