Inaugural poet Richard Blanco is no Dr. Seuss.
Twitter users were apparently expecting something like "Do you like green eggs and ham? Here's Obama with a yam." While Blanco has won accolades and awards for his poems in the past, he failed to win over the 140-character criticism crafters.
1. Your dumb poem doesn't rhyme, mr blanco. I'm turning off the tv and getting a taco. #inaug13— Jeffrey Brian (@sweet_toof) January 21, 2013
2. This dumb poem is dumb. It doesn't even rhyme. #inaug2013— Sean Curran (@seanadelph) January 21, 2013
3 .How tf is this a poem. IT DOESN'T EVEN RHYME — Nicole Masnicak (@nicolemasnicak) January 21, 2013
4. that was an extraaaaaa long poem. and it didnt even rhyme— Aaron B/ Slay Aiken (@HUGOcallsmeBOSS) January 21, 2013
5. That was a pretty good poem considering it didn't rhyme and contained no men from Nantucket. #inaug2013— Omar L. Gallaga (@omarg) January 21, 2013
6. Alright Poet man...No one says Howdy anymore and ur poem doesn't rhyme. Not interested. #BeLikeSuess— Taren Louise (@secret_weapon84) January 21, 2013
7. That poem was..... kinda boring. It didnt rhyme— Mikol Gee(@mikolg23) January 21, 2013
8. Grandma: "if it don't rhyme it's not a damn poem!" #inagurationpoet— Tom (@l3oog) January 21, 2013
9. Man Wale or Nas would of wrote a hot ass poem for the President. This dude don't rhyme and he has no soul.— Charlamagne Tha God (@cthagod) January 21, 2013
10. Poet Laureate? Really? That poem didn't even rhyme. #awkward— Madeline (@MEH0986) January 21, 2013
It wasn't all bad news for Richard Blanco though:
"I opened for Beyoncé." -- something inaugural poet Richard Blanco gets to say forever. #inaug2013— Omar L. Gallaga (@omarg) January 21, 2013
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