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Clerihew Poems | Clerihew Examples

Anna van Schurman
Star of Utrecht, Anna van Schurman Was not allowed to distract men She had to study behind a curtain Her brilliance wrote history for certain ...

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Categories: appreciation,
Form: Clerihew
Premium Member Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein, a friend of mine, plays the violin so fine - hire him for a birthday or festivity, and ask him about relativity....

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Categories: music, science, silly,
Form: Clerihew



Premium Member George Robert Wendt
George Robert Wendt to a sitcom his talent lent he took the show by storm and everyone knew him as “Norm!!!” ...

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Categories: tribute,
Form: Clerihew
Premium Member FUSIONS
"Mr. Tambourine Man" FUSIONS Hey Mr Tambourine Man your words made me a fan Song- just-a-jingle-jangle yet reflect the 60's angle...

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Categories: appreciation, song,
Form: Clerihew
Premium Member Twenty Twenty Vision
Jacques Daviel A brilliant eye specialist Jaques Daviel, does his cataract field at all ring a bell? the word cataract used with utmost respect, on his vision and foresight I duly reflect Francisus Donders In the same branch was Francisus Donders, in ocular tracts the man worked wonders, some Dutch streets bare this specialist's name, Tilburg his birth place blessed by his fame Joseph...

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Categories: blessing, care, caregiving, character,
Form: Clerihew



Premium Member HAPPY BIRTHDAY POETRYSOUP
Happy Birthday PoetrySoup cheers for keeping us in the loop For two decades the successful Mark Pringle has help the world's poets here to mingle...

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Categories: anniversary, appreciation, community, poetry,
Form: Clerihew
Premium Member EURO WINNER
Essex girl Sandie Shaw bare-footed held the floor Famed for a Puppet-on-a-string her win made all England sing...

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Categories: song,
Form: Clerihew
Premium Member Sesame Dodo
once as dead as a dodo, what a crazy El Mundo taking the wheel another time, life on its rodeo Segundo a DNA cocktail of Big Bird and Bert's Nicobar pigeon dodos with canary plumes and rainbow beaks jaywalk again...

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Categories: animal, imagination, science, science
Form: Clerihew
Premium Member Musing on De Niro
I saw something subtle, in Mr. De Niro I get the gist Trump, is just not his hero. He’s not a good fella, and not his godfather; And was sure the election, would be a big slaughter. ...

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Categories: fun, humor,
Form: Clerihew
Premium Member Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Swiss-born writer/composer Jean-Jacques Rousseau - Thanks for his modern ideals of education to him we owe. The Age of Enlightenment was brought by his type of political and humanistic thought. ...

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Categories: philosophy,
Form: Clerihew
Premium Member Claude Monet
French artist Claude Monet painted scenes from life occurring day to day. Peace he found from his large garden pond where paintings of 250 water lilies he spawned....

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Categories: art,
Form: Clerihew
Premium Member BUTTERFLY emoji
James McNeil Whistler's monogram a butterfly - he was such a great fan His signature t'was this lovely insect the first emoji I expect ...

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Categories: art,
Form: Clerihew
Premium Member Marion Robert Morrison
Marion Robert Morrison his voice couldn’t be confused with Roy Orbison but he really gained his fame when he became known as John Wayne ...

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Categories: film,
Form: Clerihew
Premium Member Robert Francis Prevost - Pope Leo XIV
Robert Francis Prevost: a brilliant man but not one to boast. He brings a message of peace, love and hope, and holy smoke! He’s the new pope. Robert Francis Prevost: as Leo XIV, he will not coast. And another thing we know about the man: he is a devoted baseball fan! ...

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Categories: appreciation,
Form: Clerihew
Premium Member Borsht-Belt Comedians
They don’t make ‘em like Henny Youngman no more Borsht-belt comedians, vaudevillians before Delivered punch lines one after another and another Rat-a-tat-tat-touille ~ their tongues just like rubber ...

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Categories: fun, funny, nostalgia,
Form: Clerihew

Specific Types of Clerihew Poems

Read wonderful clerihew poetry on the following sub-topics: celebrities, christmas, fame, friends, funny, kids, love, nature, school, spongebob, trump and more.

Definition | What is Clerihew in Poetry?

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