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Famous Decomposed Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Biography In The First Person

...the billyclub
I keep by my bed was his, too; an heirloom.
I am somewhat older than you can tell.
The early deaths have decomposed
behind my eyes, leaving lines apparently caused
by smiling. My voice still reflects the time
I believed in prayer as a way of getting 
what I wanted. I am none of my clothes.
My poems are approximately true.
The games I play and how I play them
are the arrows you should follow: they'll take you
to the enormous body of a child. It is not
that simpl...Read more of this...

by Dunn, Stephen

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