Famous Conundrum Poems by Famous Poets

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

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The Conundrum of the Workshops

by Rudyard Kipling
 When the flush of a new-born sun fell first on Eden's green and gold,
Our father Adam sat under the Tree and scratched with a stick in the mould;
And the first rude sketch that the world had seen was joy to his mighty heart,
Till the Devil whispered behind the leaves, "It's pretty, but is it Art?"

Wherefore he called to his...Read more of this...

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