Famous Congruity Poems by Famous Poets

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

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The Token

by John Donne
 Send me some token, that my hope may live,
 Or that my easeless thoughts may sleep and rest;
Send me some honey to make sweet my hive,
 That in my passions I may hope the best.
I beg no riband wrought with thine own hands,
 To knit our loves in the fantastic strain
Of new-touched youth; nor ring to show the stands
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Number Song

by Anne Waldman
 I've multiplied, I'm 2. 
He was part of me
he came out of me, 
he took a part of me 
He took me apart. 
I'm 2, he's my art,
no, he's separate.
He art one. I'm not 
done & I'm still one. 
I sing of my son. I've 
multiplied. My heart's
in 2, half to him & half 
to you,
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