Nonsense Verse
One of the great delights of nonsense verse is that it is open to individual interpretation. However, it makes the editorial duty of writing introductions to someone else's nonsense poems a complete nightmare. It may very well turn out that I, as editor, Max, as author, and you, dear reader, have entirely different views as to a poem's meaning... and all be wrong.
A Nonsense Confection
A nonsense verse on a minty theme, which appears entirely innocent, but is in reality quite rude.
Naked Breakfast
A proper nonsense poem, the giveaways being the nonsensical neologisms and the inexplicable appearance of a walrus.
Horace’s Fairy God Mother
A poem about an unfortunate child, in which the deus ex machina fails to live up to fairytale expectations.
The Ballad of Chip and Pin
Those into their stride will not be surprised to discover that The Ballad of Chip and Pin is in no way related to credit credit card security technology, and perhaps be hugely relieved.
The Hungry Fish
A nonsense poem about a goldfish with a prodigious appetite.
The Tragic Passing of Undead Augustus
A poem about a boy, Augustus, who simply wouldn't get out of bed.
Godfrey Gordon Gustavus Gore Again
A nonsense poem about some of the greats of the world of nonsense poetry. If that sounds overly self-referential, it probably is.
Song of the Radish
A sublimely ridiculous song in which the radish entices the listener When you want a salad just call on me,
Slice me and dice me, make me a flower.
The Jelly Baby’s Lament
I always considered that the decapitation and subsequent eating of jelly babies was one of the most unspeakable acts of the 21st century. Then I discovered that there was jelly baby porn...
Did I Say the Wrong Thing?
The anti-hero of the poem is the gloriously named and gloriously tactless Amanda Amelia McCutcheon Bombay, who can be guaranteed to say the wrong thing, to the wrong person, at just the wrong moment.
Verbal Diarrhoea
A nonsense poem about someone who just can't shut up.
The Turtle and the Magimix
A suitably surreal scenario for a poem in the best nonsense verse tradition.
The Hunger
A poem about Geoffrey-Geoffrey Dinglyby-Smythe, whose gluttony proves to be his undoing.
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