Worst (Published) Poems

[Tricky]

No need cheri. You see, we haven't recovered yet from your lame limericks in those flame wars where you got ruthlessly spanked.We can't take any more of your material. (----> notice this word old-Tricky )

LOL. It was not I who submitted the bad poetry to the book. I send all my bad poetry here. But in this, I fully accept that I cannot compete with you. If there is a woman on these forums who tortures rhyme and form as much as you, I have yet to metre.

 

[bruto]

I think that Felicia Dorothea Hemans (1793 - 1835) wins the title here.

Six published poems, all terrible, and two of them became famous.

The first famous one started all the bushwah about immigrants to America being pilgrims:



The other you'll recognize from the first line:

I mentioned her a while back here, but thanks for reminding us how truly awful her stuff was!