Madonna of the Rabbit, by Titian, oil on canvas, 1530. Louvre Museum, Paris. [Wikimedia Commons.]
Brief Biographical Sketch of Titian
Titian lived to be
an old bugger.
A painter-diplomat, he
was known to royalty
and many other notables of his day.
Unlike his fellow painters,
who were paid as humble artisans,
he became very rich;
so, when he was an old bugger,
he was also, at the same time,
an extremely lucky one.
(Acknowledgement: poem previously appeared in my sixth and most recent poetry collection, Isle Full of Noises, Ginninderra Press, 2026.)
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Kevin Densley is a graduate of both Deakin University and The University of Melbourne. He has taught writing and literature in numerous Victorian universities and TAFES. He is a poet and writer-in-general. His sixth book-length poetry collection, Isle Full of Noises, was published in early 2026 by Ginninderra Press. He is also the co-author of ten play collections for young people, as well as a multi Green Room Award nominated play, Last Chance Gas, published by Currency Press. Other writing includes screenplays for educational films.
Lucky old bugger indeed. Nice work, KD.
Thanks, DB – really, this poem is as much about the word ‘bugger’ as anything else.