National Kitten Day. Look, Oliver! A day made for you!
National Pina Colada day
Collector Car Appreciation Day
National Clerihew Day. On July 10th of each year, National Clerihew Day in the United States celebrates a poem style created by Edmund Clerihew Bentley. His four-line biographical poem offers a brief, though whimsical approach to poetry.
An English novelist and humorist, Edmund Clerihew Bentley (July 10, 1875 – March 30, 1956), created the first-ever Clerihew at the age of 16.
Sir Humphry Davy
Abominated gravy.
He lived in the odium
Of having discovered sodium
As with most poetry, the Clerihew is defined by a set of rules. It must:
Include four lines.Contain rhyming couplets of AA/BB.
Include a person’s name in the first line.
Say something about that person.
Be humorous. It is meant to be a funny poem, of course.
Today is:
National Kitten Day. Look, Oliver! A day made for you!
National Pina Colada day
Collector Car Appreciation Day
National Clerihew Day. On July 10th of each year, National Clerihew Day in the United States celebrates a poem style created by Edmund Clerihew Bentley. His four-line biographical poem offers a brief, though whimsical approach to poetry.
An English novelist and humorist, Edmund Clerihew Bentley (July 10, 1875 – March 30, 1956), created the first-ever Clerihew at the age of 16.
Sir Humphry Davy
Abominated gravy.
He lived in the odium
Of having discovered sodium
As with most poetry, the Clerihew is defined by a set of rules. It must:
Include four lines.Contain rhyming couplets of AA/BB.
Include a person’s name in the first line.
Say something about that person.
Be humorous. It is meant to be a funny poem, of course.
Now I’m going to have to write a Clerihew poem.