 Though a fan favourite, the song was never released as an A-side.The lyric and title have been interpreted as a homage to Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie"
"Sister I'm a Poet" was also covered by Colin Meloy of The Decemberists on the album "Colin Meloy Sings Morrissey".Singer songwriter Christy Darlington covered "Sister, I'm a poet" live on a Dallas-area radio programme called "the Adventure club".