Clerihew Clerihew A clerihew () is a whimsical, four-line biographical poem invented by Edmund Clerihew Bentley. The first line is the name of the poem's subject, usually a famous person put in an absurd light, or revealing something unknown or spurious about them. The rhyme scheme is AABB, and the rhymes are often forced. The line length and metre are irregular. Bentley invented the clerihew in school and then popularized it in books. One of his best known is this (1905): A clerihew has the following properties: Clerihews are not satirical or abusive, but they target famous individuals and reposition them
Poetry in Africa not only document the evolution of African poetry with greater objectivity and insight but they are bringing to light and ever-expanding range of African voices. They reflect greater cultural, gender, generational diversity and a widening scope of themes, styles, and ideologies, as well as alternative framing of these works by virtue of their editorial approaches. A few notable anthologies of this kind are "The New African Poetry: An Anthology", which launched its fifth edition in 2007, "The New Century of South African Poetry" (ed. Michael Chapman, 2002), "New Poets of West Africa" (ed. Tuan Sallah, 1995), "The Trickster's Tongue: An