The Magic of Oz™

Forgetful Poet

The Forgetful Poet is a poet who lives on Maybe Mountain and composes ridiculous rhymes.

First named in Grampa in Oz, ch. 8

cried the Forgetful Poet, leaping to his feet: “Speak out, speak up And then get hence, We cannot stand this dire— this dire, this dire—”

What the books say it is

  • role poet 1 chapter
    • True he was a terribly forgetful poet, but he did the best he could and was a prime favorite with the old mountain monarch.
      Grampa in Oz, ch. 8
  • appearance shabby and dusty 1 chapter
    • (To be quite truthful Dorothy and the Forgetful Poet were looking shabby and dusty in the extreme.)
      Grampa in Oz, ch. 14
  • appearance round eyes 1 chapter
  • trait affectionate 1 chapter
    • And before Dorothy could make head or tail of his story the Forgetful Poet and Peer Haps had rushed at each other with such an outpouring of affectionate greetings, such hugs and claps upon the back, that nothing else could be heard at all.
      Grampa in Oz, ch. 19
  • trait forgetful 1 chapter
    • True he was a terribly forgetful poet, but he did the best he could and was a prime favorite with the old mountain monarch.
      Grampa in Oz, ch. 8
  • reputation favorite 1 chapter
    • True he was a terribly forgetful poet, but he did the best he could and was a prime favorite with the old mountain monarch.
      Grampa in Oz, ch. 8

Appears in

Grampa in Oz (6 of 22 chapters)

Mentioned in

Grampa in Oz (4 of 22 chapters)
The Lost King of Oz (2 of 21 chapters)

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