Famous Untalented Poems by Famous Poets

These are examples of famous Untalented poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous untalented poems. These examples illustrate what a famous untalented poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).

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The Colossus

by Barry Tebb
 (Goya, an old man in exile, looks at his self-portrait)



A bull’s neck, still much needed,

Deserving exile or the guillotine,

‘Because you are an artist we forgave you’,

Thus his royal highness gave thanks,

My fingers itching for brush and canvas,

Floury cheeks and rouge, legs a donkey would be ashamed of,

A wife who’s been to bed with everything in Madrid.



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