Give new meaning to the term cheesy, with the poetry of Scotland’s James McIntyre. Widely regarded as one of the worst poets of the 18th century, McIntyre could only write about one topic: cheese.
“This cheese guy may be a bad poet, but it seems he could write bad poetry about only one subject.”
– Don Paterson
“DAIRY ODE”
Our muse it doth
refuse to sing
Of cheese made early
in the spring.
When cows give milk
from spring fodder
You cannot make
a good cheddar.
The quality is often vile
Of cheese that is
made in April,
Therefore we
think for that reason
You should make cheese
later in the season.
Cheese making
you should delay
Until about the first of May.
Then cows do feed
on grassy field
And rich milk they
abundant yield.
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