Appealing to word lovers of all ages, "F E G" is a playful collection of 24 original poems in which each individual poem is a puzzle using wordplay. Full color.
A collection of poems seeking to be witty and amusing. It features subjects ranging from themes as elevated as opera and Greek mythology to subjects like baseball all the way down to the childish and ridiculous.
Why is New South Wales called New South Wales? When the British came to Oz, They called it New South Wales ‘cos They gazed upon those sun-kissed lands, The swaying palms, the golden sands, And said “This place we’ve landed on, see, We’ve named because it's just like Swansea.” Are you ever annoyed by TV newsreaders when they sit on sofas, or are unwilling to pronounce difficult foreign names? If so, this is the book for you. In Ian’s traditional style, Stupid Poems 12 features a unique combination of highbrow interests and a childish sense of humour. There are the usual sideways takes on familiar themes, which in this case include ‘Waltzing Matilda’, garden pests and the classical myth of Dido and Aeneas. In the words of one reviewer, Stupid Poems 11 was ‘juvenile’ and ‘vulgar’; if this is your kind of humour, you’ll enjoy Stupid Poems 12. This volume will be of particular interest if you are Australian, Welsh, or a goat
Who has never sat on a bus and wondered what the driver’s christian name is? Who has never owned an armadillo with musical potential? Who has never wondered what patriotic song to sing while washing their hands? These are just some of life’s important questions which ‘Stupid Poems’, once again, explores. A dinosaur said to another dinosaur, When something in the sky he saw: ‘Oh look, there’s an asteroid. Do you think it’s something we should av...
The brand spanking new poetry book from comedic poet Ian Vannoey. Featuring 28 laugh-out-loud poems to be enjoyed alone or read out loud.Relatable humour – poems such as "The Beast from the East" and Donald Trump anagrams. Stupid Poems 14 is a collection of comic poems and other items which display an interest in serious subjects and a childish sense of humour. The subjects, which range from the serious to the ludicrous, include opera and eyebrows. The treatment of the subjects, however, is always ludicrous; the worlds of politics and religion are not immune. “At home I use a sprayTo keep alligators away.“What alligators?” you say.It really works, this spray.” – “How to protect yourself from alligators.”
A ridiculously rib-tickling selection of the silliest poems ever written. Paul Cookson has compiled a collection of verse old and new which will have you clutching your sides and gagging for more...|
The final collection by the late Jason Shinder, "one of the finest of our new poets" (Gerald Stern) I close my eyes and try to remember when I was unopposed, when I started to die, buoyant, fragrant, shuddering with love. —from "Before" Jason Shinder's last poems are his moving testimonies to poetry, love, and friendship. With power, clarity, and disarming humor, the poems confront grief and mortality with a humility and fortitude that come only "with hope, stupid hope." Stupid Hope is Shinder's wry, penetrating, and wise farewell.