The clerihew consists of two non-metrical couplets. The lines can be of uneven length, usually short, although the fourth line is often longer than the others. Clerihews are biographical, with the name of the subject often ending the first line. The form was invented by Edmund Clerihew Bentley (hence the name), with some help from G.K. Chesterton.
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Political Clerihews (not all adhering to the form) from a conservative point of view. By Roger W. Hancock, who calls himself the PoetPatriot.
Clerihews to mark important events and newsworthy people in the United Kingdom.
By English journalist Edmund Clerihew Bentley, the inventor of the form.
By Nanora Sweet.
A small selection of clerihews by Ronald de Sousa.
By Nanora Sweet.
A small selection of clerihews by Ronald de Sousa.
Clerihews to mark important events and newsworthy people in the United Kingdom.
Political Clerihews (not all adhering to the form) from a conservative point of view. By Roger W. Hancock, who calls himself the PoetPatriot.
By English journalist Edmund Clerihew Bentley, the inventor of the form.
