St George and the Dragon

There is a fairly old painting by Paolo Uccello called "Saint George and the Dragon"; it was probably painted around 1470. The interesting thing about it - apart from the fact that it deserves a second and a third look - is that it has inspired a number of poets to write a poem about it.

The most famous of these poems is "Not My Best Side" by U A. Fanthorpe. But here is the picture:

By Paolo Uccello - The Yorck Project: 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei. DVD-ROM, 2002. ISBN 3936122202. Distributed by DIRECTMEDIA Publishing GmbH., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=159874

And here is the poem:
UA Fanthorpe, "Not My Best Side"

If you'd like to hear it read - here's a recording (American English):

For more information about the poet, read her obituary in the Guardian (2009):

UA Fanthorpe Obituary

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And finally, another interesting link:

Poems inspired by paintings