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For Brian Strand's the '1415 WHAT YOU WILL' Poetry Contest

A Book of Nonsense, with All the Original ...

Edward Lear

Victorian-era Edward Lear,
musician, artist and limerickeer;
He drew and illustrated parrots of London’s Zoo.
Pictures for his famed“Book of Nonsense” Lear created too.

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Howard Kerr

October 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM

Yes, Andrea, I’m in the twilight zone with you at this point regarding your precise reflections on Yet I Thought. A clerihew can be an awkward challenge but you have composed an informative insightful one. Superb diction and majestic flow. Howard

Kim Rodrigues

September 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM

Great and fun to learn about! I enjoyed the picture of the book too! Congratulations, Andrea!

Line Gauthier

September 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM

Delightful tribute, Andrea ~

Sotto Poet

September 28, 2025 at 11:26 AM

Andrea, it's impressive how you incorporated his various skills, music, and art alongside the poem. Thank you for the introduction; I wasn't familiar with him before.

Linda Alice Fowler

September 28, 2025 at 7:20 AM

Gosh, I love a good clerihew. They are challenging for me. Great job Andrea. Congratulations! :)

Yann Rolland

September 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM

may be i have read this author, in french, great tribute, enjoyed

CayCay Godwin

September 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM

What cabinet did you pull this out of? Completely unexpected and definitely makes an original entry. You have infinite ideas stored within.

Andrea Dietrich

September 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM

Just takes a little research, Caycay. Clerihew is a good little rhyming form. You just have to find famous dead people with a last name that rhymes with something relevant to them.

Daniel Henry Rodgers

September 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM

Dear Andrea, it's cool how you included his different talents, the music and art along with the limericks. It makes me want to go look up his illustrations. Blessings, Andrea, Daniel

Andrea Dietrich

September 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM

Thanks. I guess they were bizarre!