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Famous Filipino Poems by Famous Poets

These are examples of famous Filipino poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous filipino poems. These examples illustrate what a famous filipino poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).

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by Berryman, John
...n all but three nails. Doctors in this city O
will not (his wife cried) come.

Perhaps he's for it. IF that Filipino doc
had diagnosed ah here in Washington
that ear-infection ha
he'd have been grounded, so in a hall for the ill
in Southern California, they opined.
The cabins at eight thou' 

are pressurized, they swore, my love, bad for—
ten days ago—a dim & bloody ear,
or ears.
They say are sympathetic, ears, & hears
more than they should or 
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by Brautigan, Richard
...swollen gutters at the intersections.

 I saw Trout Fishing in America Shorty passed out in the

front window of a Filipino laundromat. He was sitting in

his wheelchair with closed eyes staring out the window.

 There was a tranquil expression on his face. He almost

looked human. He had probably fallen asleep while he was

having his brains washed in one of the machines.

 Weeks passed and we never got around to shipping Trout

Fishing in America Sh...Read more of this...

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