Clerihew the same work, published in 1925, included a "Preface to the New Edition" in 11 stanzas, each in clerihew form. One stanza ran: 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
2004 in poetry year: The 75 poets included in "The Best American Poetry 2004", edited by David Lehman, co-edited this year by Lyn Hejinian: In each section, listed in alphabetical order by first name: Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article: 2004 in poetry This article presents lists of historical events related to the writing of poetry during 2004. The historical context of events related to the writing of poetry in 2004 are addressed in articles such as "History of Poetry" Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). Listed