National Clerihew Day July 10th

If it was Limerick Day, could you compose a Limerick? If it was Clerihew Day, would you create a Clerihew poem? Read this post and you could because you are learning the art of the Clerihew poem in this post. Today is National Clerihew Day which is celebrated on July 10th.

The Clerihew poem is named after Edmund Clerihew Bentley and July 10th is his birthday. Clerihew poems are funny 4 line poems about a person. The first line ends with a person's name and the second line rhymes with the first. The next two lines rhyme with each other. The lines have irregular length.

A Clerihew Poem Video With Examples
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1925 Book Of Comic Clerihews Illustrated by G.K. Chesterton
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The Wordsmith website has more information about Clerihew poems with examples here:
Clerihew Day July 10th
http://Wordsmith.org/words/clerihew.html
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Poetry 4 Kids has a lesson about writing clerihews for kids on their website.

How To Write A Clerihew
https://www.Poetry4Kids.com/lessons/how-to-write-a-clerihew/

Clerihew Poetry Video

I have four lines, my first is a name. What am I?
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