Famous Cheekbone Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Poem Of Night

by Galway Kinnell
 1

I move my hand over 
slopes, falls, lumps of sight,
Lashes barely able to be touched,
Lips that give way so easily
it's a shock to feel underneath them

The bones smile.

Muffled a little, barely cloaked,
Zygoma, maxillary, turbinate.

2

I put my hand
On the side of your face,
You lean your head a little
Into my hand--and so,
I know you're a dormouse
Taken up in winter sleep,
A lonely,...Read more of this...

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