While primarily known as a poet and translator of Dante’s Divine Comedy, he also wrote several volumes of children’s poetry and contributed to the Saturday Review as a columnist and long-time poetry editor. I could continue with all of his accomplishments but they are endless. In 1981 he co-authored a book, LIMERICKS, with his friend Isaac Asimov. It was called a “War of Words (limericks)” and makes for a great read. Two utterly famous men who absolutely loved writing limericks just for fun.
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“What a silly” I said. That’s no sea –
“It’s a sink!” – “A sink it may be,
But I’d sooner I think
Bed at sea in the sink
Than sink in the sea, sir,” said he.
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There was young man from Montrose
Who said to a girl, “I propose
That since time is short
For affairs of this sort
We begin by removing our clothes.”
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There was a young lady named Wright
Who simply could not sleep at night
Because of the ping-
Ping-ping of her spring
And the glare of her little red light.
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Our neighborhood whore is no beauty.
But we’re not the sort to be snooty.
We favor a lass
With a good country ass
And a proper devotion to duty.
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