National Clerihew Day

National Clerihew Day in the United States honors Edmund Clerihew Bentley's poem style on July 10th of each year.. His four-line biographical poem provides a brief, but whimsical, introduction to poetry..

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Edmund Clerihew Bentley, an English novelist and humorist, created the first-ever Clerihew at the age of 16.

The Clerihew is governed by a series of rules, as with most poetry. It must: It must: It must:

Include four lines
AA/BB Contain rhyming couplets
In the first line, include a person's name in the first line
Say something about this individual. Describe yourself
Be amusing. Of course, it's supposed to be a funny poem

Poetry wasn't exclusive to Bentley. Poetry wasn't limited to poetry.. Other writers wrote and published in this way, as well as others, and still do.

Gavin Ewart's A Cluster of Clerihews A Cluster of Clerihews A Cluster of Clerihews
Excuse My Clerihews by William Hazell Excuse My Clerihews by William Hazell Excuse My Clerihews William Hazell Excuse My Clerihews Excuse My Clerihews William Hazell's Excuse My Clerihews Excuse My Clerihews Excuse My Clerihews William Hazell's Excuse My Clerihews
Paul Ingram's Lost Clerihews (Though they don't seem lost, I guess they once were) (Though they don't seem lost, I guess they once were)

People both real and imagined poke fun at people real and imagined, like limericks and poets. The Clerihew brings a chuckle from the reader as well as the poem's subject. If you can't laugh at yourself and you're the subject of a Clerihew, it's probably better not to read it. Maybe don't write the Clerihew if you're writing a Clerihew about someone who can't take a joke. Or, write about not being able to take a joke.

Nelly Belly ha Danced to Lady GaGa. Fell on her bum. Cried in her rum.

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