The Clerihew

Clerihew A form of poetry known by few. Upon hearing the word for the first time, I looked up and queried, Clara Who? A Clerihew is a very specific form of humorous verse typically with the following propeties: It is biographical and usually whicmsical showing the subject from an unusal point of view; but hardly ever satirical, abusive or obscene. It has four lines of irregular length for comic 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 is not about a person but the poem form itself. It's just something that went around in my head so I wrote it. As usual for me I had to leave the beaten path. Be kind. Judy Ball A struggling, obscure poet, Wrote verse because she enjoyed it, But form, she seldom employed it.