About the Show

The Tank presents an intimate evening with the world’s preeminent poet of the perverse.

Arthur Greenleaf Holmes' wildly inappropriate poetry has shocked and titillated people of every shape, sexual orientation, and dietary preference. Now, in a rare decision, Arthur is opening his work parlor (which just happens to be housed in an old meat-stick dispensary) to the general public, in a similar vein to the great salons of Paris.

Arthur moves in and around the audience, reciting his verse and guiding audiences through tales of mischief and malfeasance.

Critic Reviews (5)

"Performing at the scandalous hour of 9:30pm on Wednesday and Thursdays, 'The Wildly Inappropriate Poetry of Arthur Greenleaf Holmes' is certainly funnier than anything on late-night television these days."
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While Arthur Greenleaf Holmes is the creation of a talented comedian Gordon Boudreau as is Holmes poetry, the presentation is very much true to the era being presented. It is funny. It is bawdy, in the broadest sense of that word. Nevertheless, it is thought-provoking for those who are interested in the skillful use of language. It is not for those who may be offended by ribald, and some may call filthy imagery and poetic descriptions of bodily functions, but it is an immensely entertaining time in the theater.
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"Holmes’s night of nasty poetry should have broad appeal for a few reasons. It’s that perfect mix of the high and the low. It’s very, very funny. And maybe most important of all, it’s about the human experience of having a body."
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Writer and performer Gordon Boudreau’s droll presence, consummate erudition and tremendous comic timing as an imaginary 16th century English poet, make this unabashedly bawdy offbeat recital, a grand entertainment.
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" 'The Wildly Inappropriate Poetry of Arthur Greenleaf Holmes' is a throwback to racy late-night shows that were once a staple of downtown entertainment."
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