One might well ask - does it really matter if light verse has died?

Could it be, then, that light verse has died in vain?

Two serious points about light verse, aside from the fact of its not being extinct.

It consists of verse so light as to be nearly trivial.

He even wrote light verse, usually for family consumption.

She was the first to be awarded the poetry prize for a collection of light verse.

He subsequently made his name as a writer on sporting subjects and of light verse.

She won prizes for both her serious and her light verse.

Taylor made the column more popular by adding humor and light verse.

Other writers of light verse have also found large intergenerational audiences.