Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Clerihew in Laurels

JOHN BETJEMAN

Laureate, John Betjeman,
Unlike so many tetchy men,
Of equal, or higher caste and greater reputation,
Happily did TV, and yet earned the appellation.
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3 comments:

  1. Lucy FishwifeApril 28, 2009 at 5:07 AM

    A N Wilson's biography of said Laureate
    annoyed some contributors. Bet he was sorry it
    Was subject to a practical joke by Bevis Hillier
    Which, added to the controversy, only made him look sillier.

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  2. LolaApril 28, 2009 at 12:30 PM

    ON LAUREATES

    Andrew Motion's tenure is now over
    Some say over ten years too long
    Who will be the next in power
    To make up the new royal song?

    Ref: "Nora's smack, finesse lack" in Life Happens Between Books!

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  3. usedbuyer 2.0April 28, 2009 at 4:46 PM

    Poetesses, the pair o' ye! Spread the rhyme, girls, spread the rhyme!

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