Title: Collected Nonsense and Light Verse
Author: G. K. Chesterton
Type: Poetry
Page Count/Review Word Count: 192
Rating: 3.5/5
I picked this book up for free at the Global Education Trust “GET Free Books” pop-up store in High Wycombe, and I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised. I didn’t know too much about Chesterton beforehand, other than that he’s the author of the Father Brown books, but I thought it was about time to get to know his work.
I love me some nonsense poetry and Chesterton was great at it, and I also enjoyed his Clerihews, to the point at which I’ve been thinking about writing a collection of my own based on contemporary celebrities. For example: Taylor Swift / Works another shift. / She’s still not sure / About the Eras tour.
This has some of Chesterton’s illustrations thrown in as well, alongside a few notes here and there to provide some additional context. Considering that half of the thing is essentially meaningless, I found myself whizzing through it and enjoying every page. Definitely one for fans of playful poetry.
