Famous Cockfight Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Saltbush Bills Gamecock

...sent off a boy with a word to his cronies two, 
McCrae (the boss of the Black Police) and Father Donahoo. 

Full many a cockfight old McCrae had held in his empty Court, 
With Father D. as the picker-up -- a regular all-round Sport! 
They got the message of Rooster Hall, and down to his run they came, 
Prepared to scoff at the drover's bird, and to bet on the English Game; 
They hied them off to the drover's camp, while Saltbush rode before -- 
Old Rooster Hall was a blithsom...Read more of this...
by Paterson, Andrew Barton


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