Famous Ampersand Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Ampersand poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous ampersand poems. These examples illustrate what a famous ampersand poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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...he pace of it denies technology’s demand
that speed be safety (that getting there is all)
the snail enjoys being aeon’s ampersand
the snail goes round and round and comes out where
it is the king of spirals as life whirls by
the turning earth and snail leave nothing spare
as step by step the future gives the lie
to rushing dreams and blood’s inflated wants
it’s the crawling turn of life that plays the trumps
the snail’s the joke - the spiral wraps the taunts
(the linear hur...Read more of this...
by
Gregory, Rg
...you
you – whom we give a head
voice (ownership of lives)
the only game at hand -
give selves a shine
play at being your ampersand
the wise settle for stardust
the grit the pearl
was fostered out of
minute (maybe) but precious
from it – never out of
esteem – the proud furl
forwards and the far thrust
that blossoms into dream
able to wish us
shares in the cosmic scheme
well – if the mess we make of things
in the dirty now
the piqued powers we grant
to the unnatural twisters
d...Read more of this...
by
Gregory, Rg
...will dwell.M, N, and O,To play let us go.P, Q, R, and S,Love may we possess.W, X, and Y,Will not quarrel or die.Z, and ampersand,Go to school at command....Read more of this...
by
Goose, Mother
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