Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WHAT'S IN A NAME?, by RICHARD KENDALL MUNKITTRICK Poet's Biography First Line: In letters large upon the frame Last Line: "v. Stuyvesant de vere!" Subject(s): Art & Artists; Cynicism; Letters; Names; Paintings And Painters | ||||||||
IN letters large upon the frame, That visitors might see, The painter placed his humble name: O'Callaghan McGee. And from Beersheba unto Dan, The critics with a nod Exclaimed: "This painting Irishman Adores his native sod. "His stout heart's patriotic flame There's naught on earth can quell; He takes no wild romantic name To make his pictures sell!" Then poets praise in sonnets neat His stroke so bold and free; No parlour wall was thought complete That hadn't a McGee. All patriots before McGee Threw lavishly their gold; His works in the Academy Were very quickly sold. His "Digging Clams at Barnegat," His "When the Morning smiled," His "Seven Miles from Ararat," His "Portrait of a Child," Were purchased in a single day And lauded as divine. -- . . . . . . That night as in his atelier The artist sipped his wine, And looked upon his gilded frames, He grinned from ear to ear: -- "They little think my real name's V. Stuyvesant De Vere!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FROM PRADO ROTUNDA: THE FAMILY OF CHARLES IV, AND OTHERS by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER THE STUDIO (HOMAGE TO ALICE NEEL) by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER JOE BRAINARD'S PAINTING 'BINGO' by RON PADGETT THE PICTURE (VENUS RECLINING) by EZRA POUND HER EYES by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON PAINTED FISHES by CARL SANDBURG AT THE SHRINE by RICHARD KENDALL MUNKITTRICK |
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