The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe
The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe

Author: Various

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2019-12-16

Total Pages: 752

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe" by Various. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

The Best Ever Book of Funny Poems
The Best Ever Book of Funny Poems

Author: Brian Moses

Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books

Published: 2021-05-25

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 1760986380

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Best Ever Book of Funny Poems is a brilliantly funny anthology of the most giggle-worthy children's poems from one of the nations most celebrated children's poets, Brian Moses. Perfect for gifting and for reading aloud, you'll be chortling along with Brian as he shows you the funniest poems in the world! Explore chucklesome poems about pets, funny creatures, school, family, fantasy and fairy-tales, dinosaurs and dragons, space, and just plain SILLY poems. With poets such as Brian Bilston, Sue Hardy-Dawson, Pie Corbett and Paul Cookson next to Liz Brownlee, Mike Jubb, James Carter and Rachel Rooney, this is the ultimate hysterical collection of rib-tickling poems guaranteed to make you laugh out loud.

Humorous Poetry for Children
Humorous Poetry for Children

Author: William Cole

Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group

Published: 1955

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A collection of humorous poems, some by well-known and others by obscure poets.

Comic Poems
Comic Poems

Author: Peter Washington

Publisher: Everyman's Library

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 0375413545

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This treasury of humorous poems brings together a sparkling constellation of witty poets–from Lord Rochester to Lewis Carroll, from Edward Lear to Ogden Nash, from Dorothy Parker to W. H. Auden–and embraces a wide range of forms, including limericks, clerihews, ballads, sonnets, and nonsense verse. Comic Poemsis studded with unforgettable classics, along with lesser-known comic gems from across the ages, from ancient Rome to modern America. Here is the immortal “How Pleasant to Know Mr. Lear” beside Noël Coward’s “Mad Dogs and Englishmen”; the incomparable “Jabberwocky” next to the famous “There was a young lady of Riga.” From Cole Porter and John Updike on love and marriage to Stevie Smith and Dorothy Parker on mortality to the ever-talented Anonymous on almost anything, the lighthearted poetry collected here ranges from the most delightful nonsense to the most sophisticated wit.

The Funny Side
The Funny Side

Author: Wendy Cope

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Published: 2012-03-01

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 9780571288151

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In The Funny Side Wendy Cope, herself one of the funniest poets now writing in English, has collected 101 of the poems that have most amused her. Acknowledged classics of the genre are to be found alongside newer pieces, and the collection as a whole illustrates the great range to be found under the heading of 'humorous poetry'.