10 Funny Poems That Prove Good Poetry Doesn’t Have to Be Serious
Plus hints for writing your own funny poems
Hi friends!
Today (and this week, and this month, and this year), I’m in dire need of laughter.
Humor has a way of breaking us out of our stupor and our spirals—delivering something unexpected and shaking us awake with the odd joy that comes from being presented with the silly or ironic or absurd.
In finding the poems for this article, I noted some of the methods (see: craft choices) that poets use to create humor.
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