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

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Purple Martins

by Sandburg, Carl

...ooks at you and your sheaths of satin blue,
And slouches again and sniffs in the book,
And mumbles: It is an idle and a doctrinaire exploit.
Go on tumbling half over in the water mirrors.
Go on tumbling half over at the horse heads of the sun.
 Be water birds, be air birds.
 Be these purple tumblers you are....Read more of this...

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