Famous Cauterized Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Is/Not

by Margaret Atwood
 Love is not a profession
genteel or otherwise

sex is not dentistry
the slick filling of aches and cavities

you are not my doctor
you are not my cure,

nobody has that
power, you are merely a fellow/traveller

Give up this medical concern,
buttoned, attentive,

permit yourself anger
and permit me mine

which needs neither
your approval nor your suprise

which does not need to be made legal
which is not against a disease

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