Thirteen classic poems by poets such as Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, Emily Dickinson, and David McCord are paired with parodies written by J. Patrick Lewis that honor and play off of the original poems in a range of ways.

A collection of humorous poems that describe where various animals would reside, if they could decide.

Assortment of poems about various famous monuments, bridges and buildings, such as Stonehenge or the Golden Gate Bridge.

Offers morbidly-humorous, pun-filled, illustrated epitaphs for animals that poetically describe how they met their ends.

A collection of poems each of which appears on the page in the shape of its subject so that the poem looks like whatever it's about.

Poems that answer twenty-five vexing questions such as who has kissed the most cobras, eaten the most scorpions, and been stuck the longest in an elevator.

Poems in honor of our insect friends!

In compelling poetry, the spirit of Frederick Douglas, John Brown, and William Tecumseh Sherman comes alive. So does the heart-rending tale of a Confederate son and Union father, the desperate struggle of boys fighting like men, the horrifying shrieks of the wounded, and the pitiful plight of a toil-weary slave. One poetic letter finds distraught parents aching for a son who hasn't been heard from in months. While another spotlights a wounded lad...

Riddles, limericks, story poems, nonsense rhymes, haiku, and other poetic forms seasoned with funny art by Cordell.