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Famous Detaching Poems by Famous Poets

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

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...again doth fly, 
 And leaves but its shadow behind. 
 
 In the glistening gold of the morning bright, 
 It shines, detaching some lance of light, 
 Or, as warrior's armor rings; 
 It forages forests that ferment around, 
 Or bathed in the sun-red gleams is found, 
 Where the west its radiance flings. 
 
 Or, on mountain peak, that rears its head 
 Where snow-clad Alps around are spread, 
 By furious gale 'tis thrown. 
 From the yawning abyss see the cloud scud a...Read more of this...
by Hugo, Victor



...WORLD, take good notice, silver stars fading, 
Milky hue ript, weft of white detaching, 
Coals thirty-eight, baleful and burning, 
Scarlet, significant, hands off warning, 
Now and henceforth flaunt from these shores. 5...Read more of this...
by Whitman, Walt

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