Asinine Poetry
Donkey work galore. And for the downwardly mobile, they even have an asinine app for iPhones. Not the first asinine app, of course, nor the last - but one of the funniest.
Donkey work galore. And for the downwardly mobile, they even have an asinine app for iPhones. Not the first asinine app, of course, nor the last - but one of the funniest.
Dorothy Parker
Reading her work in a voice "ravaged by years of Chesterfields and Johnny Walker". Goes well with the searing sentiments. On the Dorothy Parker Society site.
Reading her work in a voice "ravaged by years of Chesterfields and Johnny Walker". Goes well with the searing sentiments. On the Dorothy Parker Society site.
Funny Poems
Bushwacky collection from the Australian Poetry Library. Includes plenty of Banjo Paterson and a sprinkling of Henry Lawson.
Bushwacky collection from the Australian Poetry Library. Includes plenty of Banjo Paterson and a sprinkling of Henry Lawson.
Mad Kane's Humor Blog
Light verse and more from Madeleine Begun Kane. Plus a weekly limerick contest.
Light verse and more from Madeleine Begun Kane. Plus a weekly limerick contest.
Martin Parker verse
Acid Drops, Soft Centres and Allsorts from a "recently ageing Devon poet who makes light verse out of a lifetime of king-sized disappointments and adversity".
Acid Drops, Soft Centres and Allsorts from a "recently ageing Devon poet who makes light verse out of a lifetime of king-sized disappointments and adversity".
Melissa Balmain
Medley from mellifluous Melissa, who also edits Light. Don't miss the clip of her reading Walking In on People, a poem that almost explains the title of her book.
Medley from mellifluous Melissa, who also edits Light. Don't miss the clip of her reading Walking In on People, a poem that almost explains the title of her book.
Ogden Nash
Where everything gets nashed except teeth. A fine selection from the Master, even if it does leave out his most topical insight. The Blogden Nash is also worth a visit - and not just for the name.
Where everything gets nashed except teeth. A fine selection from the Master, even if it does leave out his most topical insight. The Blogden Nash is also worth a visit - and not just for the name.
Omnificent English Dictionary in Limerick Form
Aiming to include "at least one limerick for each meaning of each and every word in the English language". Currently accepting submissions based on words beginning with the letters Aa- to Hz- inclusive.
But hurry - the OEDILF's estimated completion date is 16 Feb. 2066.
Aiming to include "at least one limerick for each meaning of each and every word in the English language". Currently accepting submissions based on words beginning with the letters Aa- to Hz- inclusive.
But hurry - the OEDILF's estimated completion date is 16 Feb. 2066.
Ruthless Rhymes
"This web site is the public repository of information I'm collecting on the topic of 'Little Willie' poems. That is all." It's quite enough. Schadenfreudian rhyme crime.
"This web site is the public repository of information I'm collecting on the topic of 'Little Willie' poems. That is all." It's quite enough. Schadenfreudian rhyme crime.
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