Famous Bitter End Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Bitter End poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous bitter end poems. These examples illustrate what a famous bitter end poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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by
Juana Inés de la Cruz, Sor
...ino tener el alma
como que no la tengo.
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Disillusionment (English)
Disillusionment,
this is the bitter end,
this proves you're rightly called
the end of illusion.
You've made me lose all,
yet no, losing all
is not paying too dear
for being undeceived.
No more will you envy
the allurements of love,
for one undeceived
has no risk left to run.
It's some consolation
to be expecting none:
there's relief to be found
in seeking no...Read more of this...
by
Yevtushenko, Yevgeny
...
as simply and calmly
as a loaf of bread.
Many poets follow false paths,
but if the poet is with the people to the bitter end,
like a conscience-
then nothing
can possibly overthrow poetry.
1973
Translated by Arthur Boyars amd Simon Franklin...Read more of this...
by
Juana Inés de la Cruz, Sor
...ino tener el alma
como que no la tengo.
Top of page
Disillusionment (English)
Disillusionment,
this is the bitter end,
this proves you're rightly called
the end of illusion.
You've made me lose all,
yet no, losing all
is not paying too dear
for being undeceived.
No more will you envy
the allurements of love,
for one undeceived
has no risk left to run.
It's some consolation
to be expecting none:
there's relief to be found
in seeking no...Read more of this...
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