June 10, 2017 by thebardonthehill
The urban legend is that this poem was written by an elderly woman in a nursing home and was discovered after she died. But it was actually written by a Scottish nurse and distributed widely. (time of the video 3:47)
How the legend came about:
https://www.sundaypost.com/news/uk-news/the-true-story-behind-the-cranky-old-man-internet-poem-that-has-become-world-famous/
Posted in M-N, Poems of Other Poets | Tagged crabbit, Crabby Old Woman, nurse, nursing home, Phyllis McCormack, poems, poetry, See Me | Leave a Comment
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