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Famous Barrio Poems by Famous Poets

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

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by Levine, Philip
...e head
with a Walther 7.65, and his life
ended just there. Those who loved
him go on searching the cafés
in the Barrio Chino or the bars
near the harbor. A comrade swears
he saw him at a distance buying
two kilos of oranges in the market
of San José and called out, "Andrés,
Andrés," but instead of turning
to a man he'd known since child-
hood and opening his great arms
wide, he scurried off, the oranges
tumbling out of the damp sack, one
after another, a short bri...Read more of this...



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