Parodies Lost

Over twenty parodies of poets like both Dylans (Thomas and Zimmerman), Ashbery, Wilbur, Angelou, Herrick, Dickinson and Shakespeare. These in the growth of a poet's mind: the central character, Onagain (distant derivative from Pushkin) is based on my brilliant college friend. This question begins my story-poem: Why are poets expected to be sad-face? "He knew--from a picture of Rod McCuen-- of all his race, the poet makes the saddest face. And next to a hound, the saddest sound." Maybe when the dog is not a hound, he'll write more cheerily. Our dog (gerel) poet is an English Sheepdog named Wordsworth, pet of the brilliant parodist who left us young.