A Triolet about Spring The lion and the lamb compete And no one’s certain what to wear, We’ll either freeze or wilt from heat. The lion...

A well-known person’s life story told in three Limericks Born in London, this lad was no fool, He was tutored at Oswestry School. Of...

A political manifesto inspired by literary heroes. It is time for a change. Britain has tired of dull politicians who get nothing done....

A poem beginning with: O my love is… O my love is like a dry, red wine That’s piquant, sharp and tart, A lass, alas, who rarely warms The...

A new character for the Mr Men/Little Miss series by Richard Hargreaves Little Miss Trust was very fond of her name, mainly because she...

Verses to help children remember the sequence of the last eight US presidents Carter was a great vote catcher, Reagan cuddled up to...

A well-known rewritten in a pompous and prolix style To men who would their nuptial chalice keep Forever with ambrosial nectar filled,...

A version of the Lord Chancellor’s ‘Nightmare Song’ from Iolanthe for any member of the British cabinet When you’re lying awake, in need...

A dystopian short story incorporating as many collective nouns for birds and animals as possible Claiming to possess shrewdness, wisdom,...

A villanelle beginning with the line, ‘The art of (subject) isn’t hard to master’. The art of writing isn’t hard to master Most written...

Poor Romeo, his spelling was a matter of concern, An Oscar for his writing was a prize he’d never earn, And when he wrote ‘Dear Juliett’...

A poem comparing a poet to a fruit A small shop window caught my eye today, Bright fruits of every colour on display, A harvest hymn of...

A famous piece of light verse rewritten with a dirge-like, hieratic tone Osiris, on whose judgement hangs our fate, A wayward couple’s...

A Christmas hit single rewritten as a sonnet. Let carollers with cheerful voices sing Of new times coming as the old times go, And,...

A sequel to a well-known poem Go Madam, go! Desire hath long since fled, Too long it takes to get thee into bed. ’Tis wearying to wait...

A Poem about the Government’s Coronavirus Messaging They’re changing the leader at WestminsterPalace So backbenchers hope as they mutter...

A rhymed poem leadenly prosaic in tone and content I telephoned the surgery to ask for an appointment Though not to get more prostate...

A well-known poem encapsulated in four lines A lover, a ‘great’ one – or so he insists, All the loves of his life in this poem he lists,...

A poem which does not contain the letter ‘e’ This Lipogram bans Which may sound absurd, But find it you’ll not, It occurs in no word. As...

A well known writer’s’ account of dealing with DIY jobs during lockdown ‘The sash needs fixing,’ Florence sighed, Ay, Florence sighed,...