Writing Stragegies: What is a Clerihew?

My own clerihew: Economist Adam Smith Taught facts not myth To be rich here and in hell Your skills or products sell In the book A Jacques Barzun Reader I found the following definition of a clerihew: Which is of all the kinds of verse The most informative and terse: One line invokes a well-known named, Three more disclose, for praise or blame, In words that make one want to quote, A single vivid anecdote. Post your clerihew here--they are more fun than Haikus.

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