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Famous Briefness Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry 
...I love all things that pass: their briefness is 
Music that fades on transient silences. 
Winds, birds, and glittering leaves that flare and fall— 
They fling delight across the world; they call 
To rhythmic-flashing limbs that rove and race...
A moment in the dawn for Youth’s lit face; 
A moment’s passion, closing on the cry— 
‘O Beauty, born of lovely things that die!’...Read more of this...
by Sassoon, Siegfried

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Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry