Funny poetry is a style of poetry in it’s own right, different from the many other types of more serious verse. A style of poetry is often called agenre(pronounced ZHAHN-ruh). Other styles, or genres, include love poetry, cowboy poetry, jump-rope rhymes, epic poetry (really, r...
though not unkind, wit using amazing parentheticals like “(Gonzalo never did connect his sudden passion for haikus with his premature ejaculation problem).” After a falling
While listening to Yes Please, you’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll become convinced that your phone is trying to kill you. Don’t miss this collection of stories, thoughts, ideas, lists, and haikus from the mind of one of our most beloved entertainers. Offering Amy’s thoughts on ...
I have to say I don’t agree at all. I have always made funny comments around men and women and people tell me I am funny on a regular basis. They love my “dry wit.” My friends, both men and women, were funny in college and we never thought about shutting up in front of the...
I know you’re going to love the 13 fabulous haikus below!FIRST: Madeline Painter, Grade 5, Dryden Elementary School, Arlington Heights, Illinois, USA, 10 years oldReaders will recall that Madeline has been entering my competitions for the last 3 years, and each time her entry gains a ...
Vanessa sent in a poem of three linked haikus – a very clever device, and I especially enjoyed the last haiku in the triplet. Well done Vanessa!Autumn, leaves fall downSummer is gone forever,I’m filled with sadness.The season of love...
Hi again Bianca – yes, I’ve been receiving all sorts of fantastic haikus from you all at CAIS this week, and I’ll be writing to all of you this weekend! And don’t worry – I’ll let 12 year olds enter provided they’re in Grade 6 and not secondary school. I’ll put a qu...
I’ve just had a lovely time judging your haikus from all around the world! This time there were entries from Taiwan, Sydney, Melbourne, Hong Kong, and even an entry from California! I was very surprised to find out that the favourite season of most competition entrants was winter! And ...
We had workshops galore, with the Grade 5s learning the science behind why Books are a Brain’s Best Friend; the Grade 6s finding out How to Write a Riveting Story and the Grade 7s and I getting stuck into rhyming verse, haikus, acrostics, limericks and free verse in An Introduction to...
If you love whales, and haikus, and haven’t entered my competition yet, make sure you go straight to my Clever Competitions page above for all the details! I can’t wait to read your entry! Next Page » Search Search for: Recent Posts It’s that time of the year again! TWO ...