Poetry Jokes

Edgar Allen Poe is about to walk into a tree and you only have enough time to say one word before he hits it. What should you say to him? Poetry!

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What hangs at a man’s thigh and wants to poke the hole that it’s often poked before? A key!


This is one of the oldest jokes ever recorded. It was found in a 10th century book of Anglo Saxon poetry.

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People always told me I would suck at poetry because I'm dyslexic. Well I've made two vases and a jug today, so who sucks now!

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Teachers said I'd never be any good at poetry because I'm dyslexic. Well I’ve had the last laugh because I've just made two jugs and a vase.

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A dyslexic friend of mine thought it might help his condition if he joined a poetry club. He hasn't come out with any poems yet, but he's made some pretty nice jugs and vases and stuff.

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What do you say to warn Edgar Allen Poe about the tree he's about to walk into? Poetry!

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I'm considering taking a position to translate old Mongolian poetry The job has its prose and Khans

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I'm starting a club that discusses the good and bad parts of poetry in prison. It's called "Prose and Cons"

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Funny Poetry Jokes
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My friend entered a poetry related pun contest. He stanza good chance.

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What do you call someone who writes poetry for their dead lover? A necromantic.

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I have been weighing the pros and cons about reading poetry to prisoners. Pros: prose
Cons: cons

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I wrote a joke about pigeons. Stoned pigeon poetry: High Coo

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My teacher said I'd never be any good at poetry because of my dyslexia but so far I've made a vase and two jugs

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They told me i wouldn’t be good at poetry because i’m dyslexic But so far I’ve made 3 jugs and a vase and they are lovely.

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I run a rehabilitation program where we get prison inmates to write poetry to help them cope with their emotions. I call it:
Prose and Cons

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My girlfriend's body is like poetry... ...It bores me.


*I really love my girlfriend, and her body is not like poetry, just so ya know :p

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Knock! Knock! Who’s there?

Hike.

Hike who?

I didn’t know you liked Japanese poetry!

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Bathroom Poetry This little throne I call my own

I aim to keep it neat

So drain your soul, pee down the hole

And not upon the seat

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Roses are gray Violets are gray

I'm color blind

And not very good at poetry

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What is an English teacher's favourite tree? Poetry

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They told me I would never be good at poetry because I am dyslexic, but I proved them all wrong: So far I have made three jugs and a vase.

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Just got offered a job teaching poetry in prison. I spent all night thinking about the prose and cons.

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What would you call an ogre who can write and recite poetry?? Shrekspeare!!!

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I dumped a girl because she wouldn’t let me read poetry. Prose before hoes.

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I met a dyslexic girl that told me she was into poetry. She made me the nicest clay flower pot.

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My local prison started a program where inmates get together once a week to read poetry they're calling it "Prose and Cons"

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The oldest known British joke dates from the 10th century. Found in a book of Anglo-Saxon poetry, it reads: "what hangs at a man’s thigh and wants to poke the hole that it’s often poked before?

Answer: A key."

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What did they yell at Edgar Allen Poe when he nearly walked into a tree? Poetry!

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[Request] Can I have a joke about early 20th century writing, poetry, or T.S. Eliot? Not a joke...just a request to the more talented. Thanks in advance!

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Have you ever read Mongolian Poetry? It has prose and Khans

(Mercilessly re-worded from an /r/Civ shitpost forever ago)

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Why are programmers so good at poetry? Well, all words rhyme in binary.

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Poverty is poetry to me... Mainly because I'm dyslexic.

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What do you get when you cross Edgar Allen Poe and an oak? A sturdy poetry.

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I'm afraid i caught poetry.. Man 1: I'm afraid I've caught poetry.

Man 2: Oh really? Well, don't worry, sir - I used to suffer from short stories.

Man 1: Really? When?

Man 2: Oh, once upon a time ...

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Little Johnny does poetry. One day in English class, Little Johnny is asked to write a poem. He gets up in front of class and tells them "I've named this poem Old Lady's Underpants."

Rose's are red,
Violet's are blue,
Grandma's are purple.

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What did Spiderman say at the poetry jam? I don’t feel so good.

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If rap stands for rhythm and poetry what does trap stand for? Terrible Rhythm and Poetry

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Superbowl romantic poetry Get another vodka dont forget the lime
Maybe we can fool around during halftime.

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What do you call a financially unstable law enforcement officer that writes dark poetry and literature? A po popo Poe

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