Project Gutenberg 2007-12-31 Public domain in the USA. 134 Mallock, W. H. (William Hurrell) 1849 1923 Newdigate prizeman Mallock, William Hurrell Every Man His Own Poet; Or, The Inspired Singer's Recipe Book Produced by K. Nordquist, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Every Man His Own Poet; Or, The Inspired Singer's Recipe Book" by W. H. Mallock is a satirical guidebook on poetry composition written during the late 19th century. This book serves as a humorous take on the art of poetry, providing readers with tongue-in-cheek "recipes" for creating various types of poems. The text reflects Mallock's commentary on the evolving nature of poetry and society's approach to artistic expression in the Victorian era. In the book, Mallock presents a series of satirical instructions for writing different kinds of poetry, from love poems to epic masterpieces, parodying the styles of various poets of his time, such as Tennyson, Arnold, Browning, and Swinburne. Each recipe outlines absurd ingredients and processes—such as combining woes and despair in a way that humorously exaggerates the artistic process. His playful approach critiques poetic conventions, celebrating the accessibility of poetry while poking fun at its pretensions. The work ultimately invites readers to reflect on the nature of creativity and the evolving landscape of literary expression. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en English wit and humor Poetry -- History and criticism PR Text Category: Poetry Category: Humour Category: British Literature 49678 2025-07-10T05:59:51.430071 text/html 45833 2007-12-31T09:10:12 text/html 127455 2025-07-10T05:59:57.055057 application/epub+zip 125655 2025-07-10T05:59:54.781058 application/epub+zip 78577 2025-07-10T05:59:53.586059 application/epub+zip 333292 2025-07-10T05:59:58.669049 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323183 2025-07-10T05:59:56.285068 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264066 2022-09-11T08:19:22.793601 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 40003 2025-07-10T05:59:51.164084 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 39727 2007-12-31T09:10:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 39720 2007-12-31T09:10:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21634 2025-07-10T05:59:58.801041 application/rdf+xml 24568 2025-07-10T05:59:54.081052 image/jpeg 4733 2025-07-10T05:59:53.834058 image/jpeg 15373 2007-12-31T09:10:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 25676 2007-12-31T09:10:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 15352 2007-12-31T09:10:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 125396 2025-07-10T05:59:51.445071 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia