Famous Catharsis Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Coda

by Dorothy Parker
 There's little in taking or giving,
There's little in water or wine;
This living, this living, this living
Was never a project of mine.
Oh, hard is the struggle, and sparse is
The gain of the one at the top,
For art is a form of catharsis,
And love is a permanent flop,
And work is the province of cattle,
And rest's for a clam in a shell,
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