Famous Contamination Poems by Famous Poets

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

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If you fancy that your people came of better stock than mine

...eless, if your outward past be clean, 
While 'tis known my antecedents are not what they should have been, 
Do not risk contamination, save your name whate'er you do -- 
`Birds o' feather fly together': I'm a prouder bird than you! 

Keep your patronage for others! Gold and station cannot hide 
Friendship that can laugh at fortune, friendship that can conquer pride! 
Offer this as to an equal -- let me see that you are true, 
And my wall of pride is shattered: I am not so pro...Read more of this...
by Lawson, Henry


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