The Library of Bruce W Niedt
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"Holy Tango" Poems These poetic parodies are based on the book "Holy Tango of Literature" by Francis Heaney. The premise is this: Take the name of a famous poet, and anagram the name into a word or phrase, then use that as the title of a poem done in the style of that poet. Thus, T.S. Eliot becomes "Toilets" ("Let us go then you and I/ to the john...") By the way, "Holy Tango" is an anagram of "Anthology". The "Dr. Seuss" and "Billy Collins" poems here are done in the style of the poet but not a parody of any particular poem. The Yeats poem is a parody of "The Second Coming", the Hayden poem a parody of "Those Winter Sundays", and the Pound parodies "In a Station of the Metro". All of these poems have been published in the Winter 2010 issue of the online journal Sunken Lines.   Title Date Posted Date Created Ratings Votes Creativity Form Imagery Overall   Bly's Ill, Colin, by Billy Collins 07/24/2009 07/24/2009 This Poem Is Currently Not Rated   Chemicals, Sir, by Charles Simic 05/25/2013 05/25/2013 1 Brilliant Outstanding Flow Vivid Memorable   Dress Us, by Dr. Seuss 07/28/2009 07/28/2009 1 Brilliant Outstanding Flow Vivid Memorable   Miss Rich Lace, by Charles Simic 05/26/2013 05/26/2013 This Poem Is Currently Not Rated   Registered Nut, by Gertrude Stein 04/16/2012 04/16/2012 This Poem Is Currently Not Rated   Stay, Web - by W.B. Yeats 11/20/2009 11/20/2009 This Poem Is Currently Not Rated   The Errand Boy, by Robert Hayden 07/24/2009 07/24/2009 This Poem Is Currently Not Rated   Zero and Up, by Ezra Pound 08/25/2009 08/25/2009 This Poem Is Currently Not Rated Displaying Rows 1 - 8 of 8