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Famous Camille Poems by Famous Poets

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

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by Schwartz, Delmore
...as Ophelia, stoned 
out of her mind
drowning in the river called forever river and ever...

Keats as Mimi, Camille, and an aging gourmet.
He must also refuse the favors of the unattainable lady
(As Baudelaire refused Madame Sabatier when the fair 
blonde summoned him,

For Jeanne Duval was enough and more than enough, 
although she cuckolded him
With errand boys, servants, waiters; reality was Jeanne Duval.
Had he permitted Madame Sabatier to teach the po...Read more of this...



by Tebb, Barry
...-Pound stall

“Oh no it isn’t, Oh yes it is!”

City Lights tumblers, Big Top mugs,

Ireland flagons, Octavian glasses,

Camille goblets:

We must clear

All nice gear

Royal Crystal Clear

It isn’t far to the wacky bazaar -

“Cadbury’s Curly Whirlies ten a pound.”





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John Dion, I prefer

Wordsworth’s daffodils

To your’s, they are

More rare and far

Less dear.





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There were pigeons on the roof

So still I thought they were stone

Grey and brown and sl...Read more of this...

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