On Meeting the Poet Laureate

Tom Dylan


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I once met the Poet Laureate,

attending the reading in a 

city-centre library.

The inspirational figure

recited verse that moved

myself and the entire audience

to tears.

 

The poems he delivered

cast a spell over everyone

in the large room.

He seemed to capture

the beautiful ugliness 

of life itself in words.

 

At the end of the recital

I joined the line of people

queuing to meet the 

great man and to express

how much the poet

and his words meant to them.

 

I don't know if he was having a bad day.

or was feeling under the weather,

or had signed too many books that afternoon

but when I said I'd really enjoyed the reading

and loved his work,

he told me to f*ck off.

  • Author: Tom Dylan (Offline Offline)
  • Published: February 29th, 2024 04:01
  • Comment from author about the poem: This poem isn\\\'t actually true. I did meet the famous poet and after reading such lovely poems, he barely grunted at me as he signed my book. I decided if I cranked the volume right up this might make a poem.
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  • orchidee

    Do you know, some folk may be good in their writings, etc, but meet them in person and they are grouches.
    Ooh, a bit of laureating from him - a grunt! lol.

  • orchidee

    So you've met me - a Poet Laureate! I'm getting too big for me boots now. lol.

    • Tom Dylan

      Yeah it was a few years about, 2017 or so.. the reading was great, getting my book signed, not so great. 🙂

    • Thomas W Case

      Excellent work Tom. You make the scene come alive.

      • Tom Dylan

        Thanks, Thomas. Really appreciated. The guy was more grumpy than offensive but I thought I'd use a little poetic license to give it a better ending. Cheers.

      • Goldfinch60

        Good fun words Tom, some people are just like that.

        Andy

        • Tom Dylan

          Thanks Andy. I decided if I turned it up a bit it would make a poem. Like those films that are 'based on true events.' 🙂 Cheers, Tom.

        • Neville



          reminds me more than a tad of your poem you posted yesterday .. how rude .. or maybe he was having a bad day and was p'd off ... You just played a blinder here Tom .. 10/10 at least .. Neville

          • Tom Dylan

            Thanks a lot, Neville. Really appreciated. He was actually just a bit grumpy and so different to the tone of his reading. Was like a different person. But for the sake of the poem, I cranked it up. 🙂

          • Cassie58

            Some people do not live up to expectation Tom. Plenty more poets in the sea. This one poemed was rude .

            • Tom Dylan

              You're so right, Cassie. Happy Friday. 🙂

              • Cassie58

                And a happy Friday to you too Tom:)



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