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I really like Mark Twain. If clerihews were longer, I'd write much more!

For Brian Strand's Only 2025 Posted Poems Poetry Contest

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American humorist and writer, Mark Twain born as Samuel Clemens, his name in history does not wane. He attacked Big Business with “The Gilded Age.” An observant journalist as well, Twain was very sage.

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Joe Maverick

Date: 1/26/2025 11:30:00 AM

I have very divided thoughts on this fellow Tis p'raps auto suggestion? Or just my minds gone fallow? Still never the...? Dang lost the thread And happened now twice..Hmm..? I think its time for bed.?

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 1/26/2025 1:02:00 PM

why? He was a genius!!

Robert Warlov

Date: 1/24/2025 8:21:00 AM

Hey buddy. Kinda "Gutsy" considering the FAN atics associated with that 'Connecticut Yankee'. The sheer breath of his political stirrings extant might 'Throw-up' still, some Controversy/s, especially in the present attention we're called back to as "The Race Question/s". ~ Not Great America but sad America again. ["One morning I shot a bear in my pajamas. How it got in my pajamas, I'll never know". ~ Marx Bros. ~ "Roughing it" - M. Twain ]

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 1/26/2025 1:04:00 PM

He stayed in my hometown Muscatine, Ia. as a journalist for a bit of time, and there is a plaque where he overlooked the Mississippi river and said that our town had the prettiest Sunsets. I love that. Also I visited the cave that the Mark Twain story was inspired by in Hannibal, Mo. The guy was born during Halley's Comet. it only comes around every 75 years or so. He predicted that he would die with it as well, and he did!! So incredible.

Robert Warlov
Date: 1/24/2025 9:42:00 AM

A contemporary philosopher that I've expressed some interest in elsewhere suggested that Twain was mocking "Victorian Values" but safely because it was already socially-defunct meaning it was powerless to offer up any arguments.

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 1/24/2025 9:28:00 AM

He was a product of his time but he was blunt, truthful and non racist

Panagiota Romios

Date: 1/23/2025 3:10:00 PM

Best wishes, good one Pangie Love, Pangie xoxo

John Read

Date: 1/23/2025 7:01:00 AM

Hi Andrea, we could do with a few Mark Twain's in this corrupt world of today. xx

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 1/24/2025 9:42:00 AM

For sure

Maclawrence Famuyiwa

Date: 1/22/2025 2:16:00 PM

Mark Twain would surely turn with delight in his grave to have this read. A great tribute this is.

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 1/22/2025 4:22:00 PM

Thanks. He was such a cool guy . My second favorite after Lincoln.

Yann Rolland

Date: 1/22/2025 12:22:00 AM

a major writer of american litterature, a great one, i have read all his works ' novels and philosophical ( "une histoire américaine" in french) so much to think and learn, enjoyed your homage , a brilliant man for sure thanks Andrea poet

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 1/22/2025 4:22:00 PM

Thanks. He was blessed with great wit.