Author: Thomas HoodPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 942
Book Description
Humorous Poems of Thomas Hood, Including Love and Lunacy, Ballads
Author: Thomas HoodMiscellaneous Poems
Author: Wellington C. WendellPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385257182
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
The World's Best Poetry: Poems of tragedy; poems of humor
Author: Bliss CarmanJuvenile Poems, Sacred, Moral, and Humorous
Author: Andrew WilliamsonMiscellaneous Poems. Or, Leisure Hours
Author: Ida A. WendellPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385381762
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
The World's Best Poetry ...: Of tragedy, of humor
Author: Comic Poems
Author: Peter WashingtonPublisher: Everyman's Library
ISBN: 0375413545
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
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.
Humor and Heresy: Poetry That Sings
Author: William S. KilbornePublisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 146918169X
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 99
Book Description
William S. Kilborne has been writing poetry, mostly light verse, ever since he was an editor of The Yale Record. He has had over fifty song lyrics published in musicals; he believes that Stephen Sondheim is our greatest living poet. He has been most influenced by Emily Dickenson, Robert Frost, Ogden Nash, Edna St. Vincent Millay, A.E. Houseman, and Edwin Arlington Robinson. No living poets make this list. Kilborne has also made his mark as a playwright: eight of his plays have been published by houses like Samuel French, Pioneer Drama Service, Norman Maine Press and The Players Press. He also has a Masters Degree from NYU. His text, The Writing Guide, has sold over 2000 copies; he has been a guest columnist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram; he has published many articles on education and General Semantics, in little magazines. He has been the president of the Yale Debating Society (never lost a debate); a cook in the Hawaiian National Guard; an educator (department chair and instructor, headmaster) in colleges and prep schools; a professional writer (Bread Loaf Writers Conference), (San Francisco Writers Conference, 2011: non-fiction finalist and poetry runner-up); a Dallas Cowboys fan; a lover of French cuisine and English Bulldogs, a widower, an atheist, and a ping-pong hustler. Still writing. In love. Not dead yet.
Humor in Modern American Poetry
Author: Rachel TrousdalePublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1628920254
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Modern poetry, at least according to the current consensus, is difficult and often depressing. But as Humor in Modern American Poetry shows, modern poetry is full of humorous moments, from comic verse published in popular magazines to the absurd juxtapositions of The Cantos. The essays in this collection show that humor is as essential to the serious work of William Carlos Williams as it is to the light verse of Phyllis McGinley. For the writers in this volume, the point of humor is not to provide “comic relief,” a brief counterpoint to the poem's more serious themes; humor is central to the poems' projects. These poets use humor to claim their own poetic authority; to re-define literary tradition; to show what audience they are writing for; to make political attacks; and, perhaps most surprisingly, to promote sympathy among their readers. The essays in this book include single-author studies, discussions of literary circles, and theories of form. Taken together, they help to begin a new conversation about modernist poetry, one that treats its lighthearted moments not as decorative but as substantive. Humor defines groups and marks social boundaries, but it also leads us to transgress those boundaries; it forges ties between the writer and the reader, blurs the line between public and private, and becomes a spur to self-awareness.
The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe
Author: VariousPublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 752
Book Description
"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.