A Modern Poetic Legend

He was a modern major poet with many an imitater And many literary experts claim that than him not one greater His legend even growing in death his life was one great story And he received the accolades and he knew of the glory Once heard him interviewed on radio his poetic views interesting Though quite opinionated one must feel some would find him quite testing He referred to Lawson and Paterson as doggerel poets two of Australia's most celebrated In his opinion these great poets were highly over-rated He said Judith Wright is Australia's greatest poet his praises her did flatter Though some would disagree with that I won't dwell on the matter Who is Australia's greatest poet a matter worth debating One could name one hundred or more and all worth celebrating His views on poetry and on poets he felt like freely airing And his interview interesting though he did seem over-bearing.