The Clerihew

Clerihew A form of poetry known by few. Upon hearing the word for the first time, I looked up and queried, "Clare Who?" A Clerihew is a very specific form of humorous verse typically with the following properties: It is biographical and usually whimsical showing the subject from an unusual point of view; but hardly ever satirical or obscene. It has four lines of irregular length for comical effect. The first line consists solely or almost solely of a well known person's name. The above is not a good example because as you can see it isn't about a person but the poetry form itself. It's just something that went around in my head so I wrote it. As is usual for me I had to leave the beaten path. Below find a more correct example: Judy Ball A struggling and obscure poet, Wrote verse because she enjoyed it; But form, she seldom employed it.