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Famous Callers Poems by Famous Poets

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

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by Paterson, Andrew Barton
...While the blackfellow launches a spear at his eye? 
-- No wonder His Lordship is nervous. 

Does he think that with callers he'll be overtasked, 
From a baronet down to a barber? 
Does he dream of the number of times he'll be asked 
"What he thinks of our Beautiful Harbour?" 
Does he sadly reflect on the sorrows that ding 
Round his task? (From such sorrows preserve us!) 
He must hear John See speak and O'Sullivan sing, 
-- It's enough to make any man nervous. 

Does ...Read more of this...



by Burgess, Gelett
...!
75 And Yet (I Doubt if you' ll Believe), he Wiped his Nose upon his Sleeve!

76 The Zealous ZIBEON was Such as Casual Callers Flatter Much.
77 His Maiden Aunts would Say, with Glee, 'How Good, how Pure, how Dear is He!'
78 And Yet, he Drove his Mother Crazy -- he was so Slow, he was so Lazy!...Read more of this...

by Amichai, Yehuda
...
What I have in my possesion and what I do not have in my possession.

We must not get excited.
Calls and their callers drowned. Or, my beloved
Gave me a few words before she left,
To bring up for her.

And no more shall we tell what we were told
To other tellers. Silence as admission. We must not
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by Dickinson, Emily
...Not at Home to Callers
Says the Naked Tree --
Bonnet due in April --
Wishing you Good Day --...Read more of this...

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