the hunting of the snark

A reiteration of the  Snarkic Galdor  … a type of verse-charm first overheard by the poet Lewis Carroll whilst sipping his tea and mentall...

We have already nibbled upon — and spurned! —  Beatrice Hatch’s assertion  that Lewis Carroll had told her that the word  Snark  was a por...

There comes a time when even poets such as the Talented Mister Carroll draw a blank, as the saying goes. Yet such deficiencies seem to h...

These headless anapests of Lewis Carroll rollick onwards in their frolicksome procession and who are we to deny their sonic allure? Of cou...

False pretenses are the bane of modern life or so I’m told. Although Lewis Carroll seems to have composed an entire poem devolving entirel...

It's been a bit of a hiatus since my last posting, but in light of the current situation, I think it's time to resume my commenta...

I submit for your perusal the word uffish in the above lines. Lewis Carroll explained it thus:  "it (uffish) seemed to suggest a stat...

After a successful hunting, one is always left with the remains of the dead, even in Lewis Carroll’s genteel, literary world. In this, t...

The last, fateful words of the Baker-AKA-Lewis-Carroll before he is obliterated by the icy glare of the Snark-As-Eye lurking in the wardro...

Perfect Christmas or Unbirthday Gift for the  Carrollian Nutter in Every Family— Original Snark Art!  Original art from my Hunting...

The last, fateful words of the Baker-AKA-Lewis-Carroll before he is smothered by the inky depths of the night, suffocated by the relentles...

 How well Lewis Carroll understood the human condition! The difference between nonsense and tragedy is slim at best. Observe the above pic...

Gosh! This Baker/Lewis-Carroll-wallah* really does go on and on about Boojums. Of course, we all know how unwelcome they are and what havo...

The crossing of international frontiers whilst engaged in the hot pursuit of a Snark is no excuse for scofflawyery or other antisocialism....

Oh, you silly, mad, impetuous boy of a Bellman, of course you’ve heard it before! Your sense of exactitude may be lacking but as we shall ...

Do not mistake this infamous stanza as a magical refrain or prescription designed by Lewis Carroll to assist the B-Boyz in their Snark hun...