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This is a list of poets who write funny poetry, funny poems and anthologies/websites that include funny poetry. It was put together with the help of teachers on Twitter. Thanks to everyone who made a contribution to the list.

Poets:
Andy Griffiths
Benjamin Zephaniah
Brian Moses @moses_brian 
Brian Patten 
Conrad Burdekin @conradburdekin
Elli Wollard @Elli_fant
Michael Rosen @MichaelRosenYes
Ogden Nash
Peter Dixon
Roald Dahl
Roger McGough
Shel Silverstein
Spike Milligan
@twitmericks (combines limericks and current affairs)
Wendy Cope

Poems:
Bloody Men - Wendy Cope
Boogy Woogy Buggy - Michael Rosen
Chimpanzees in Dungarees - Celia Warren
Chocolate Cake - Michael Rosen
Colonel Fazackerley Butterworth-Toast - Charles Causley
Dog in the Playground - Allan Ahlberg
Gran, Can You Rap? - Jack Ousbey
Homework Oh Homework - Jack Prelutsky
I Am in the Best School - Peter Dixon
Mafia Cats - Roger McGough
No Breathing in Class - Michael Rosen
Pencil Me In - Benjamin Zephaniah
Spring, the Sweet Spring - Thomas Nashe
The Dragon Who Ate Our School - Nick Toczek
The Hunting of the Snark - Lewis Carroll
The Jabberwocky - Lewis Carroll
The Marrog - R.C. Scriven
The Race to get to Sleep - Jen
The Toilet Seat Has Teeth - Paul Cookson
The Triantiwontigongolope - C.J.Dennis (see here)
Too Many Daves - Dr Seuss
You Never Wore Cologne - Adrian Henri

Poetry Anthologies/Websites:
Allan Ahlberg - Please Mrs Butler
Arnold Silcock - Verse and Worse
Hilaire Belloc - Cautionary Tales
John Foster
John Howes - poetry blog/website
Kenn Nesbitt's Poetry for Kids
Steve Turner - The Day I Fell Down the Toilet and other poems
The Nation's Favourite Children's Poems
William Cole - Beastly Boys and Ghastly Girls



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  • Home
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  • Books
    • Extracts >
      • The Seven E's of Reading for Pleasure
      • The Seven R's of Great Group Work
      • The Seven T's of Practical Differentiation
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    • Live Online Training
    • Behaviour Management
    • Differentiation
    • Thinking Skills
    • Voice Training
    • Writing Skills
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    • Lessons I Love
    • Free Downloads
    • Teachers TV
    • Practical Strategies >
      • Low Level Disruption
      • Students being argumentative with each other
      • Pacing lessons so that students maintain focus
      • Motivating boys to write
      • Tapping/wandering while you are talking
      • How do I know when to deal with/ignore behaviour?
      • Getting the class back to you
      • Arrogant/don't care/poor attitude
      • Arguing back
      • Calling out/shouting across the room
      • Controlling noise levels during group work
      • Engaging students who 'just don't see the point' in a subject
      • Giving feedback, efficient marking and showing progress
      • Refusal to start a task
      • Work life balance and time management
  • 100 Ideas
    • 100 Nursery Rhymes
    • 100 Tips for Artful Educators
    • 100 Books for Teens
    • 100 Tips for NQTs
    • 100 Tips for Writers
    • 100 Books for Little People
    • 100 Female Education Authors
    • 100 Tips on Behaviour
    • 100 Funny Poems and Poets
    • 100 Books for KS2
    • 100 Tips for Developing Young Writers
    • 100 International Classic Books and Authors
  • Blog
  • Conferences
    • Bury Secondary Headteachers
    • Cambridgeshire NQTs
    • Children with Special Needs Contact Day
    • Teach First
    • Firm Foundations
    • Football Association
    • Association of British Schools of Chile
    • NUT Reading for Pleasure
    • Sweden