Jack Prelutsky
http://www.jackprelutsky.com/
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Shel Silverstein
http://www.shelsilverstein.com/indexSite.html
are two of my favorite 'funny' poets...
And there are many poetry anthologies that are funny. Just browse in your local library or bookstore. For example, I can think of a dozen or so anthologies about school-humor--teachers, cafeterias, homework, etc. And even Judith Viorst ( of Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day fame) has a few poetry books out.
2007-03-04 08:49:04
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answered by laney_po 6
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Shel Silverstein would be my choice for poems that are very creative, funny and easy to act out. They really are great!
Here's an example of his work........
"The Dirtiest Man in the World"
Oh I'm Dirty Dan, the world's dirtiest man,
I never have taken a shower.
I can't see my shirt - it's so covered with dirt,
And my ears have enough to grow flowers.
But the water is either a little too hot,
Or else it's a little too cold.
I'm musty and dusty and patchy and scratchy
And mangy and covered with mold.
But the water is either a little too hot,
Or else it's a little too cold.
I live in a pen with five hogs and a hen
And three squizzly lizards who creep in
My bed, and they itch as I squirm, and I twitch
In the cruddy old sheets that I sleep in.
If you looked down my throat with a flashlight, you'd note
That my insides are coated with rust.
I creak when I walk and I squeak when I talk,
And each time I sneeze I blow dust.
The thought of a towel and some soap makes me howl,
And when people have something to tell me
They don't come and tell it - they just stand back and yell it.
I think they're afraid they might smell me.
The bedbugs that leap on me sing me to sleep,
And the garbage flies buzz me awake.
They're the best friends I've found and I fear they might drown
So I never go too near a lake.
Each evening at nine I sit down to dine
With the termites that live in my chair,
And I joke with the bats and have intimate chats
With the cooties who crawl through my hair.
I'd brighten my life if I just found a wife,
But I fear that that never will be
Until I can find a girl, gentle and kind,
With a beautiful face and a sensitive mind,
Who sparkles and twinkles and glistens and shines -
And who's almost as dirty as me.
2007-03-04 17:59:23
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answered by sunnydayzd 4
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Shel Silverstein
2007-03-04 19:06:03
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answered by sunflowerdaisy94 3
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Shel Silverstein - Where the Sidewalk Ends. His book is a great collection of comical poems.
2007-03-04 17:56:42
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answered by HG 4
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Jack Prelutsky
2007-03-04 16:19:39
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answered by Fifteen steps, then a sheer drop 6
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i'm a good poet, although I'm not funny...just depressing.
2007-03-04 16:09:43
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answered by erika l 1
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lewis carroll, caged bird, life doesn't frighten me
2007-03-04 19:32:25
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answered by jTb<3 1
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comedyzine.com
2007-03-04 16:08:21
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answered by superbird 4
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