Humorous Poems
Ignatius Brennan
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This is a collection of fun poems by West Virginia poet M. Ignatius Brennan. In his poems, the poet makes fun of the people in his surroundings, and the society in which he lived. In most instances his humor is benevolent, but can turn malicious, for instance where Kentucky and Kentuckians are concerned. - Summary by Carolin (6 hr 37 min)
Chapters
To My Reader | 3:32 | Read by BettyB |
The Gossip | 3:56 | Read by Kurt |
The Shoemaker | 2:47 | Read by BettyB |
The Man you Owe | 2:59 | Read by Kurt |
'Nothing to Wear' | 2:31 | Read by BettyB |
The Banker | 2:25 | Read by BettyB |
The Confidential Monger | 2:26 | Read by Kurt |
Our Barber | 1:57 | Read by BettyB |
In Wrong, as Usual | 2:33 | Read by Ian King |
She Wore a Hobble | 1:20 | Read by Ellies |
The Jollier | 2:57 | Read by Ellies |
He Did Wrong - We Think | 2:33 | Read by Kurt |
Circus Day | 2:24 | Read by Kurt |
The Tube Skirts' Passing | 2:28 | Read by Kurt |
Play Ball | 2:31 | Read by Kurt |
The Office Spittoon | 2:23 | Read by DrPGould |
The Holiday Grin | 2:20 | Read by Maria de Fátima da Silva |
'You're Looking Fine' | 3:38 | Read by Maria de Fátima da Silva |
The Expected Letter | 2:48 | Read by Maria de Fátima da Silva |
Bryan's Resignation | 1:40 | Read by Maria de Fátima da Silva |
Der Jitney | 2:23 | Read by Maria de Fátima da Silva |
Did this Ever Happen to You? | 2:17 | Read by Ian King |
'You're Looking Bad' | 2:45 | Read by Ellies |
Auto 'Filosofy' | 2:47 | Read by Ian King |
Not Like I Used to Do | 2:35 | Read by Karla Patin |
He's Always First | 2:54 | Read by Karla Patin |
All the While | 1:35 | Read by Karla Patin |
The Mustache's Return | 1:43 | Read by Karla Patin |
The Collector | 2:24 | Read by Karla Patin |
Uncle Henry Talks | 2:19 | Read by CoMo290 |
'When You and Me Were Boys' | 2:04 | Read by CoMo290 |
Tomorrow'll be Fair | 1:25 | Read by CoMo290 |
The Human Yard Stick | 1:42 | Read by CoMo290 |
My Lost Umbrella | 2:32 | Read by April6090 |
The Microbic Kiss | 2:20 | Read by Kurt |
When Doctors Disagree | 2:55 | Read by BettyB |
Jevver Move? | 2:27 | Read by Maria de Fátima da Silva |
Books Lent, but --? | 2:46 | Read by April6090 |
The Day that He Turned up His Toes | 2:42 | Read by Maria de Fátima da Silva |
The Old State is Dry | 2:22 | Read by DrPGould |
Mistress Jekyll-Hyde | 2:11 | Read by Leah Autry |
Soliciting Cash Subscriptions | 3:22 | Read by Galaneth |
'Jimmie Jones' | 2:54 | Read by Galaneth |
Vacation Time | 1:31 | Read by Galaneth |
An Awful Hallowe'en | 1:45 | Read by April6090 |
To Woodrow | 1:56 | Read by Ellies |
How We Took in the Fair | 3:57 | Read by Ellies |
The Opposites | 2:32 | Read by Ellies |
Brennan is Quite a Humorist | 3:55 | Read by Ellies |
When She Married | 4:16 | Read by Pseudonymous Nerd |
The Old Time Preacher | 2:59 | Read by DrPGould |
The Nurse | 2:46 | Read by Foon |
The Circus | 2:33 | Read by Foon |
'Jevver Drink' | 3:32 | Read by Kurt |
'Etiquette' | 3:30 | Read by Pseudonymous Nerd |
'Show Me' | 2:40 | Read by Scotty Smith |
Every Day | 1:59 | Read by Scotty Smith |
Rearing the Baby | 3:13 | Read by Scotty Smith |
The Blissful Grave | 2:58 | Read by Scotty Smith |
When You Have the Coin | 3:22 | Read by Scotty Smith |
Does this Remind You? | 4:12 | Read by Scotty Smith |
Ever Own a Camera? | 4:12 | Read by Scotty Smith |
Christmas is Fine - But Oh My! | 2:05 | Read by Pseudonymous Nerd |
My Old Photograph | 3:46 | Read by Maria de Fátima da Silva |
The Proof Reader | 4:33 | Read by Maria de Fátima da Silva |
The Suffrage Cause | 3:45 | Read by Maria de Fátima da Silva |
Uncle Henry Talks on Divorces | 3:36 | Read by Kurt |
'Uncle' Lias | 2:18 | Read by Terry Murtha |
That Yaller Dog | 1:56 | Read by Terry Murtha |
The Pole, It's Ours | 1:39 | Read by Terry Murtha |
The Church End-Hog | 1:43 | Read by Foon |
The 'Wazzers' | 2:11 | Read by Terry Murtha |
I'll Take Mine by Trolley | 1:59 | Read by Foon |
You Should Take Your Time | 2:43 | Read by Kurt |
The Knocker | 2:13 | Read by Foon |
'Teddy's Out' | 1:55 | Read by Foon |
The First Christmas I Remember | 1:28 | Read by BettyB |
You're O.K., Miss Hobble | 1:53 | Read by Ellies |
The Close-Fitting Skirt | 1:37 | Read by VelmaCariss |
The Harem Skirt | 2:19 | Read by Ellies |
The Sign of Spring | 3:02 | Read by nighthawks |
The Office Roller-Towel | 2:03 | Read by Ellies |
Doddridge Reminiscing | 4:18 | Read by Ellies |
The Fellow Who Peddles the Books | 3:15 | Read by DrPGould |
Mary Ellen Dwyer | 4:40 | Read by Maria de Fátima da Silva |
The Matinee Girl | 3:11 | Read by Maria de Fátima da Silva |
When We're Trimmed | 3:40 | Read by Maria de Fátima da Silva |
What Becomes of Our 'Tillies'? | 4:05 | Read by BettyB |
Pompous Flynn | 2:29 | Read by Ellies |
Percy Cranium | 1:56 | Read by Foon |
Mister Pomposity | 3:33 | Read by realisticspeakers |
She Was Truly a Faddist | 2:57 | Read by Foon |
Running for Office | 3:18 | Read by Trey Houck |
The Fourth of Old July | 1:30 | Read by BettyB |
Those Gallant Boys in Blue | 3:19 | Read by BettyB |
This Fourth of July | 2:40 | Read by Bill Mosley |
Memorial Day | 1:28 | Read by Bill Mosley |
This Fourth Day of July | 2:13 | Read by Bill Mosley |
Our Own Henry G. Davis | 2:30 | Read by Bill Mosley |
A Leper | 2:24 | Read by Foon |
Europe's War | 2:17 | Read by elizaswann |
'Wild Bob' Burman | 1:35 | Read by Foon |
'The Woman with the Baby' | 2:54 | Read by VelmaCariss |
Vale - 1914 | 1:10 | Read by BettyB |
Welcome 1915 | 2:02 | Read by BettyB |
When Men Heed | 1:34 | Read by BettyB |
The Old Mulberry Tree | 2:21 | Read by BettyB |
To Our Departed Brothers | 1:48 | Read by Foon |
The Municipal Christmas Tree | 1:34 | Read by Foon |
Essence of Election Day | 2:08 | Read by Foon |
In Behalf of Our Retail Clerks | 2:11 | Read by Foon |
The Grave I'd Have | 2:34 | Read by Foon |
To the Graduates | 1:33 | Read by Foon |
The Constable's Sale | 3:12 | Read by Foon |
Married for Money | 2:35 | Read by Foon |
The Telegraph Operator | 2:31 | Read by Foon |
The Saleslady | 2:11 | Read by Foon |
Past, Present and Future | 2:12 | Read by DrPGould |
The Telephone Girl | 2:01 | Read by Pseudonymous Nerd |
Go-to-Church Sunday | 2:02 | Read by BettyB |
The Fulfilled Prophecy | 1:55 | Read by nighthawks |
The World's Sweetest Story | 1:41 | Read by nighthawks |
Ash Wednesday | 2:43 | Read by nighthawks |
The Mother Church | 3:49 | Read by nighthawks |
'Tis Time to Bid Them Stop | 2:45 | Read by April6090 |
The Broken Sleigh | 5:03 | Read by Ellies |
The Siren Song | 3:37 | Read by Ellies |
Uncle Henry Talks - The Malcontents | 5:26 | Read by Ellies |
Jealousy | 3:06 | Read by Ellies |
Post Election Thoughts | 3:00 | Read by DrPGould |
'While We're Here' | 1:15 | Read by April6090 |
The Aviator Walsh | 1:38 | Read by BettyB |
Mother's Day | 1:57 | Read by BettyB |
Just You | 1:03 | Read by JMGaul |
New Year's Resolutions | 1:48 | Read by JMGaul |
The Knight of the Pencil and Pad | 2:00 | Read by Ian King |
The Christmas Spirit | 2:03 | Read by JMGaul |
In Memory of Daniel V. Hughes | 1:11 | Read by JMGaul |
Fannie's Death | 2:35 | Read by JMGaul |
'Mary and Joe' | 2:58 | Read by Foon |
The Old and the New May Queen | 1:37 | Read by Foon |
Matilda and Julia and Joe | 8:26 | Read by Foon |
Mason and Henry | 7:43 | Read by Foon |
'Happy John' and 'Solemn Joe' | 11:54 | Read by Foon |
'The Upper and the Nether Stone' | 6:07 | Read by Foon |
Reviews
Funny and Smart. Just one thing...
The Reader
Ha it was good and funny and interesting. Only the narration is not the best. The voice isn't my favorite. It may be okay to you but it wasn't the best for me.