“For though my rhyme be ragged, Tattered and jagged, Rudely rain-beaten, Rusty and moth-eaten, If ye take well therewith, It hath in it some pith.”

About John Skelton

Poet • English

John Skelton was a prominent English poet and tutor to the future King Henry VIII. He is best known for his energetic, satirical, and often unconventional poetic style, which came to be known as "Skeltonics." His works,...