Poems for Pleasure Press
Presenting Engaging Poetry and Tales in Verse
Poems for Pleasure Press publishes tales in verse, humorous poems, short stories, poems to ponder, romantic verse, sonnets, literary collections, & more. Click on any book to read book excerpts and make purchases. Bookmark and share this site and come back often to enjoy forthcoming excerpts, YouTube readings, and book releases!
We’re excited about the recent release of our new book, The Wildebeest and a Bunch of Crock and Other Animal Story Poems, which reached the Top 10 Best Seller New Release rank in 3 categories in its first week on Amazon where it is now available as an ebook. Thank you! Readers, you can also buy paperback and hardcover books directly from the publisher with your own VIP discount through our independent bookstore link at BookShop.org. Click on the book covers to buy the ones you wish and read fun story poems in rhyming verse! This amusing and adventurous book joins our recently released 9 Lively Cats and Other Pet Poems and anticipates two additional books coming this Summer written by award-winning poet Jeffry Glover. Hours of enjoyable reading entertainment will be yours when you read these books of new and amusing poems. Share them with your friends and family, available through the online bookstore links below or order them wherever fine books are sold. Be among the first to discover and share Glover’s newest books.
9 Lively Cat Tales & Other Pet Poems
Pet Stories in Verse
Recent Release! A collection of amusing cat and dog stories told in rhyming verse. In these pages you’ll find felines of all kinds, from pet cats to wild cats both real and fanciful, along with a few beloved dogs. Meet a cat who needs encouragement to take a bath, a clever math-whiz cat, a sleepy cat dreaming of catching goldfish, a leopard on a shopping trip, cats with catitude, tigers, lions, a lynx, and an ocelot more. These stories will become pet favorites to read aloud and treasure.
The Wildebeest and a Bunch of Crock and Other Animal Story Poems
Recent Release! In this book you will find dozens of mini animal stories for your amusement. Laugh as a wily crocodile tries to convince a wary wildebeest to take a swim. Admire the courageous, history-making space flight of cows-moo-nauts traveling to the moon. Discover what a cow might wear to the county fair, and much more. These are just a few of the dozens of zany pleasures you will find in this rambunctious collection of fanciful rhyming animal tales!
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Letter to a Dandelion - Earth Verse for Gardeners & Nature Lovers
Coming Spring 2025! This book brings you over 120 new rhyming tales — some humorous, many lyrical — grown for gardeners and nature lovers alike to share and enjoy. These poems have germinated over years and blossomed here for your pleasure and entertainment. Pick a few at a time to read with your friends and family, and return for another crop annually or perennially!
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9 Lively Cat Tales
Cover poem:
Cat Bath
Ever give your cat a bath?
My, cats love it so!
We gave our kitty one today,
So you see we know.
Got him wrestled in the tub,
Washed him in warm water,
Made him feel so clean and good
As any kitty oughter.
Soaped him up without a scratch,
Just four hands required;
Held him firmly, rinsed him off,
Just what he desired.
Finally done, we toweled him down.
He helped by shaking, too.
So go and bathe your cat today;
He’ll love it, we promise you!
The Wildebeest and a Bunch of Crock
Never Knew a Gnu
I never knew a gnu, did you?
Nor very well a lion,
But I can tell you of the two
Which one to keep an eye on.
“What an impressive collection of varied tributes to our furry friends, filled with frisky wit and whimsy, sure to delight animal lovers of all ages with its antic alliterations … [and] unexpected, offbeat, and original rhymes…. Christmas shopping for my adult children and grandchildren alike just got easier–they are all going to be amused by reading this riotous romp.”
-Sylvia Kremp, retired Language Arts Teacher & Librarian
“The Wildebeest and a Bunch of Crock and Other Animal Story Poems by Jeffry Glover is a collection of light-hearted and humorous poems …. easy to read, rhythmical, entertaining, … creative, playful, and clever.”
– Jennie More, Readers’ Favorite
“9 Lively Cat Tales and Other Pet Poems” comes from the winner of a Robert Frost Foundation National Poetry Award and combines Jeffry Glover’s experience as an author and educator in a collection replete with feisty tales of catitude, fanciful pet troubles, and life lessons…. The combination of whimsy, feline insights, and varied, rollicking poetic structures will make 9 Lively Cat Tales and Other Pet Poems appealing not just to young readers absorbing poetry and its relevance for the first time; but to all ages who harbor an affection for rhyme, felines, and fascinating observations of pets and their quirky importance to human lives.”
– D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review
“9 Lively Cat Tales and Other Pet Poems is quite simply pure fun…. Any pet owner or animal lover will enjoy this lively and often humorous look at the world according to cats (and dogs)…. ‘Every day is Caturday,/Purrfectly and assuredly’!”
– Emily-Jane Hills Orford, Readers’ Favorite
About our Author
Jeffry Glover, winner of a Robert Frost Foundation national poetry award and an Outstanding Leader in Education award, creates delightful tales in verse for all ages. His collections of rhyming stories are in turn whimsical and witty, humorous and heartwarming, serious, and just plain fun.
He wishes to thank his readers for all of their support and hopes you enjoy his books as much as he enjoys writing them for you! Bookmark Jeffry’s PoetryPie.com website and follow him on social media to find excerpts from featured and forthcoming books!
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