Not A Fan Of Classic Poets Poem by Francis Duggan

In the modern literary World rhyme is seen as out of date
And the long dead and the renowned rhyme writers few bother to celebrate
But I must be old fashioned one of another time
For I am one of those blokes who loves old fashioned rhyme
Not a fan of the classic poets though their type were always rare
I do like the more earthy stuff such as the poetry of John Clare
For as a poet of Nature few with him to compare
And I love the poetry of James Clarence Mangan he died whilst in his writing prime
He was one of the poor souls of the Dublin of his time
And the poems and songs of Burns to all of Humankind belong
The National bard of Scotland was a true Prince of Song
And not forgetting John Masefield the renowned Ledbury poet
Amongst those who penned good earthy stuff he is one worthy of note
And there are many others I'd like to mention here at least more than a score
But this of course a sonnet of fourteen lines not more.