Comic
Comic verse & stories
Edward Lear (1812-88)
Edward Lear
is one of the most popular English comic poets. He
wrote comic verse for children (including
‘The Owl and the Pussy
Cat’) and limericks - or
'nonsense' - poems including
There was an Old Man with a
beard
There was a Young Lady whose
chin
There was a an Old Man with a
Nose
Hilaire
Belloc (1870-1953)
Belloc is most famous for his 'Cautionary Verse'.
These are comic poems about what happens to naughty
children.
Jim
Elephant
Lion
Comic
Stories
Diary of a
Nobody
Funny
News Stories
Lightning
Strikes
How fast is your
wheelchair?
Raining
Cows