humorous poetry, american

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humorous poetry, american

The Oxford book of American light verse

1979
A collection of humorous poetry written by Longfellow, Whittier, Holmes, Lowell, Melville, Dickinson, Harte, Field, Frost, Sandburg, Lindsay, Aiken, MacLeish, Nash, and other well-known and lesser-known Americans.

Laugh-eteria

poems and drawings
2001
A collection of more than 100 humorous poems on such topics as ogres, pizza, fear, school, dragons, trees, and hair.

Miles of smiles

kids pick the funniest poems. Book #3
1998
Humorous poems divided into categories such as "Me," "Parents," "Gross Out," and "All Mixed Up" by poets including Shel Silverstein, Judith Viorst, and Jack Prelutsky.

Once upon a tomb

gravely humorous verses
2006
A collection of twenty-two humorous poetic epitaphs based on the deceased's line of work, including underwear salesman, food critic, book editor, and others.

Laugh-eteria

poems and drawings
1999
A collection of more than 100 humorous poems on such topics as ogres, pizza, fear, school, dragons, trees, and hair.

Forgive me, I meant to do it

false apology poems
2012
A collection of poems with false apologies from author Gail Carson Levine.

Exploding gravy

poems to make you laugh
2002
A collection of humorous poems by X.J. Kennedy which are accompanied by the illustrations of Joy Allen.

I must go down to the beach again

and other poems
2007
Presents a collection of twenty-three poetic parodies transformed from the original works by noted author and poet, Karen Jo Shapiro.

Consider the lemming

1988
A collection of verse noting the attributes and eccentricities of the animal kingdom.

My dog ate my homework!

a collection of funny poems
2002
A collection of humorous poems for children, grouped in the categories of parents, brothers and sisters, pets, school, disasters, all mixed up, and advice.

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