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Famous Closed Door Poems by Famous Poets

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

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by Brautigan, Richard
...ke a
grave, I said, "Thank you for the cup of coffee."
"You're welcome," she said. Her voice came from behind a closed door. Her
voice sounded like another telegram. It was really time for me to leave.
I spent the rest of the day not making coffee. It was a comfort. And evening came, I
had dinner in a restaurant and went to a bar. I had some drinks and talked to some people.
We were bar people and said bar things. None of them remembere...Read more of this...



by Hugo, Victor
...ttainable, through the wild sea of night, 
 That hath not ebb nor flow, Canute went on, 
 And ever walking, came to a closed door, 
 That from beneath showed a mysterious light. 
 Then he looked down upon his winding-sheet, 
 For that was the great place, the sacred place, 
 That was a portion of the light of God, 
 And from behind that door Hosannas rang. 
 The winding-sheet was red, and Canute stopped. 
 This is why Canute from the light of day 
 Draws ever back, ...Read more of this...

by Hall, Donald
...father had been dead a week
I woke with his voice in my ear 
I sat up in bed

and held my breath
and stared at the pale closed door

white apples and the taste of stone

if he called again
I would put on my coat and galoshes...Read more of this...

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