Brian Strand Poet Prose Poetry

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THE LIMERICK

& Aquinas

&                                                                EDWARD LEAR

 

STRAND POETIC REVIEW OCT 5

Thomas Aquinas ,a 13th century Italian friar 
first recorded use of the anapestic meter
 in the AABBA form with prayers in Latin until
 Edward Lear used theform for humourous verse

.The title Limerick is more uncertain but might have 
aconnection 
to the Irish town of that name

There once lived a friar,Thomas of Aquino
in latin,did his poetry flow
In a prayer anapestic
this form was to stick
until Lear gave AABBA ,a go

Artist&limerickteer 
LEAR Mostly  wrote nonsense verse
to keep the pennies dropimg into his purse

Known best as the limerick king
but art really made him sing
From Friar Thomas Aquino
AABBA cinquins did flow

With rhyme anapestic
the form did the trick
inspiring Lear et al to have a go
They inspired Edward to invent the limerick
which still makes online poetry sites tick

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