Famous Bantam Poems by Famous Poets

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

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The Reverend Mullineux

by Andrew Barton Paterson
 I'd reckon his weight as eight-stun-eight, 
And his height as five-foot-two, 
With a face as plain as an eight-day clock 
And a walk as brisk as a bantam-cock -- 
Game as a bantam, too, 
Hard and wiry and full of steam, 
That's the boss of the English Team, 
Reverend Mullineux! 

Makes no row when the game gets rough --...Read more of this...

Phantasmagoria CANTO III ( Scarmoges )

by Lewis Carroll
 "AND did you really walk," said I,
"On such a wretched night?
I always fancied Ghosts could fly -
If not exactly in the sky,
Yet at a fairish height." 

"It's very well," said he, "for Kings
To soar above the earth:
But Phantoms often find that wings -
Like many other pleasant things -
Cost more than they are worth. 

"Spectres of course are rich, and...Read more of this...

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