Name Clerihew Poems

Welsh poet Dylan Thomas
His imagery and writing skills showed promise.
His readings in the U.S.A brought him more fame.
Those who study poetry should know well his...

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Artist Frederick Leighton
an exotic idea came upon
*Flaming June was her name
was she his muse or an old flame...

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A poet, Charlotte Bronte (pen name Currer Bell),
was eldest of three sisters; novels she wrote as well.
A  Gothic style in first person narration she...

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George Orwell, born in India and first named Eric Blair,
knew poverty and sickness, so he knew life could be unfair.
“Animal Farm” and “1984” brought him...

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Snoop Dogg
 Has many songs in his catalog
 But things seemed a bit out of line
 When he changed his name to Snoop Lion, a...

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Good old Simon’s got quite a name
Face’s fame fits our bright gold frame
Nonetheless, the old dusty mouth
Either’d be wiped or would go south....

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Emily Dickinson was her name
To her – poetry wasn’t a game
She lived & loved through verse & rhyme
Her words will flow through all of time....

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With a voice that echoes like a gentle breeze,
She sings of love, of heartaches, of dreams,
Her lyrics, a reflection of life's sweet strife,
A symphony that...

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Captain James T Kirk,
His duties he did not shirk.
Fictional Captain of the U.S. Enterprise,
Played by William Shatner, a name most recognize....

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Domeniko Theotokopolous found fame
El Greco was a taken name
He loved lettering
thinking thy made.his paintings sing...

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Tupelo's artist Gillam
whose Christian name was Sam
Innovatore with scrunchd-up drapes
made into colourful crepes...

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Delacroix first name Eugene
loved to depict an historic scene
Illegitimate small ofstature
big in spirit by nature...

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Scot Elizabeth Blackadder
created quite a stir
Depicting the idea of space
made her name amonst the art poplace...

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Dinos Cristianoopo!us a pen name
gave Constantine Dimitri his fame
With  world wide renown quote
he became a poem of note...

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Barbara Hepworth became a Dame
modern sculpture made her name
She used stone,bronze&wood
stand back to admire as one should...

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