Another new form, the Clerihew. Said to be a witty verse it is made up of two couplets and a specific rhyme scheme: aabb. It was created by 16 year old Edmund Clerihew in the late 19th century. From the examples it seems one needs to be famous to be featured in a Clerihew. The person’s name should appear in the first line.
Donald Trump, our President
Is now a White House resident.
His wife and son live in the City.
Separated, what a pity.Beyoncé, “Bey”, pops’s First Lady
just announced she’ll birth two babies.
With big sis Blue and dad JZ
their family grows to 5 from 3.A slick-haired crooner known as Elvis
caused quite a stir with his loose pelvis
but that was not his mortal sin.
’twas booze and pills that did him in.Hi there friends, my name is Kat
but I’m not famous; not “all that”.
So, this is an “alt-clerihew”.
I’m quite notorious…it’s true!~kat – 5 February 2017
(Clerihew Poems)







