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’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves 
      Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: 
All mimsy were the borogoves, 
      And the mome raths outgrabe.

“Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
      The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! 
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun 
      The frumious Bandersnatch!” 

He took his vorpal sword in hand; 
      Long time the manxome foe he sought— 
So rested he by the Tumtum tree 
      And stood awhile in thought. 

And, as in uffish thought he stood,
      The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame, 
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood, 
      And burbled as it came! 

One, two! One, two! And through and through 
      The vorpal blade went snicker-snack! 
He left it dead, and with its head 
      He went galumphing back. 

“And hast thou slain the Jabberwock? 
      Come to my arms, my beamish boy! 
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!” 
      He chortled in his joy. 

’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves 
      Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: 
All mimsy were the borogoves, 
      And the mome raths outgrabe.

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My melody to Carroll’s words.
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https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/jabberwocky/ 
Claire Askew on ‘Jabberwocky’.

Lewis Carroll’s ‘Jabberwocky’ is the first poem I ever remember hearing. When we were very young, my father used to read nonsense verse to my younger sister and I – poems by Ogden Nash, Hillaire Belloc, Edward Lear and Patrick Barrington – but ‘Jabberwocky’ was always our absolute favourite, and we’d always demand that he “do the scary voices”.

When I got a little older, I was given a huge anthology of poetry for children, which naturally featured the poem. Now whenever I hear or read ‘Jabberwocky’ I am transported back to my childhood, sitting under my quilt till late into the night, armed with a torch and my well-worn poetry book.

And I’ve come to realise that it’s not just me. So many people, of all ages and from all walks of life, equate this poem with their childhoods. I think that’s because ‘Jabberwocky’ has something unique to offer to young readers – it is filled with weird, wonderful, onomatopoeic words which mean absolutely nothing out of context, but which somehow describe everything perfectly. The poem has a dark, creepy quality that’s perfect for curious little minds; your imagination is left to paint the pictures – I mean, to a child, could anything sound more scary than a frumious Bandersnatch?!

To this day, I know the poem by heart, and particularly love the first (and last) stanza for its wonderful language and scene-setting. When I’m teaching creative writing, I often call upon ‘Jabberwocky’ to illustrate that nothing is ever too weird or nonsensical to include in a poem. It never fails to get a great response from my students… particularly when I do the scary voices.

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https://www.poetrybyheart.org.uk/poems/jabberwocky

Lewis Carroll was the pseudonym used by Charles Dodgson, who lectured in maths at Oxford University. He is best known for his wonderfully surreal novels Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, but he also wrote popular poems, for example, ‘Jabberwocky’ and ‘The Hunting of the Snark’, short stories and books on logic. In addition, he created games and puzzles to help explain the principles of logic and was a highly accomplished photographer.

Lewis Carroll developed parts of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland through telling stories to the children of Henry Liddell, a friend and colleague. The Liddell family would become important people in Carroll’s life. One of the girls, Alice Liddell, encouraged Carroll to write the story down and, eventually, in 1865, he produced a work that became an enormously popular children’s book. Its imaginative playfulness, explorations of logic and illogicality and satirical elements have ensured it is also enjoyed by adults.

Jabberwocky (2) - Lewis Carroll (in song)

For the best experience, 
-  Click on the song's picture for words and notes.
-  in Album/Playlist/Spotlight, first click on the big picture to the left, then on the new page click the track title. Really, it's worth the effort :) 

With Blake you will see his painting too. Each picture is in dialogue with the words (not just illustrating them).

Bards have combined music & poetry from earliest times. Many poets continue the connection, not least William Blake. But often their melodies are lost or neglected.

Jabberwocky (2) - Lewis Carroll (in song)

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