A Dark Clerihew

Poetry Contest

Write a Clerihew about a famous person (real or fictional) appropriate to a thriller, mystery, horror, or dark fantasy poem. Dark humor is the goal.

*four lines total
*first line must be their name
*rhyme scheme of AABB
*one stanza
*any meter/syllable count


Ex:
Geoffrey Chaucer
Took a bath (in a saucer)
In consequence of certain hints
Dropped by the Black Prince.

~~~by Edmund Clerihew Bently

This is a weekly contest sponsored by "The Little Workshop of Horrors" club. Every Friday we will post a new contest. If you are interested in joining the club, we offer a poetry and fiction prompt every Monday with guaranteed reviews from other members.



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