Famous Basque Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Basque poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous basque poems. These examples illustrate what a famous basque poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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Gluck, Louise
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I dreamed everything, I gave myself
completely and for all time
And the train returned us
first to Madrid
then to the Basque country...Read more of this...
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Levis, Larry
..., filling the smug cafés, schools,
Banks, offices, taverns, gymnasiums, hotels,
Newsstands, courtrooms, opium parlors, Basque
Restaurants, Armenian steam baths,
French bakeries, & two of the florists' shops--
Their plate glass windows smashed forever.
Finally it tried to infiltrate the exact
Center of my city, a small square bordered
With palm trees, olives, cypresses, a square
Where no one gathered, not even thieves or lovers.
It was a place which no longer had any ...Read more of this...
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