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Famous Break One Poems by Famous Poets

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

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by Edson, Russell
...ike a mouth full of vomit. How can I bite into 
its cheek with bread spilling out of its mouth? cried father.

 Break one of the ears off, they're so crispy, said mother.

 I wish to hell you'd put underpants on these apes; even a 
jockstrap, screamed father.

 Father, how dare you insinuate that I see the ape as anything 
more thn simple meat, screamed mother. 

 Well what's with this ribbon tied in a bow on its privates? 
screamed father.

 Are you s...Read more of this...



by Pope, Alexander
...Pit, box, and gall'ry in convulsions hurl'd,
Thou stand'st unshook amidst a bursting world.
Who shames a scribbler? break one cobweb through,
He spins the slight, self-pleasing thread anew;
Destroy his fib or sophistry, in vain,
The creature's at his dirty work again;
Thron'd in the centre of his thin designs;
Proud of a vast extent of flimsy lines!
Whom have I hurt? has poet yet, or peer,
Lost the arch'd eye-brow, or Parnassian sneer?
And has not Colley still his lord, a...Read more of this...

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