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Views on the world of wordplay, puns, palindromes, anagrams and related subjects by people noted in the field.

Resources in This Category

• Commentary on Puns

  http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/m_r/merrill/puns.htm
  James Merrill's overview on punning.

• Confessions Of A Humorist

  http://www.online-literature.com/o_henry/1009/
  Commentary on punning and humor by O Henry.

• Lowest Form of Wit

  http://puzzles.about.com/library/weekly/aa000609.htm
  Commentary on puns involving Freud, Jesus and playwrights, plus links.

• Palindromes

  http://www.growndodo.com/wordplay/palindromes/index.html
  Commentary on palindromes plus a 306-word palindrome.

• Palindromes (Part One)

  http://puzzles.about.com/library/weekly/aa000131.htm
  Historical essay about word palindromes from ancient Greece to modern times.

• Richard Lederer's Verbivore

  http://www.verbivore.com/
  Covers wordplay and puns plus his works, analyses of language and links. Invites email on the subjects.

• The Atrium

  http://atrium-media.com/goldenthreads/latinpuns.html
  A technical, literary-oriented string of letters from viewers commenting on puns in classical Latin works.

• Words and Stuff

  http://www.kith.org/logos/words/words.html
  An occasional column commenting on words and wordplay.

• Yahoo! Groups: Puns-of-the-Day

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/puns-of-the-day/
  An ever-growing group of punsters who swap puns. Seeks new members.

 

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