Famous Doggie Poems by Famous Poets

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

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The Lang Coortin

by Lewis Carroll
 The ladye she stood at her lattice high,
Wi' her doggie at her feet;
Thorough the lattice she can spy
The passers in the street, 

"There's one that standeth at the door,
And tirleth at the pin:
Now speak and say, my popinjay,
If I sall let him in." 

Then up and spake the popinjay
That flew abune her head:
"Gae let him in that tirls the...Read more of this...

211. Song—My Hoggie

by Robert Burns
 WHAT will I do gin my Hoggie die?
 My joy, my pride, my Hoggie!
My only beast, I had nae mae,
 And vow but I was vogie!
The lee-lang night we watch’d the fauld,
 Me and my faithfu’ doggie;
We heard nocht but the roaring linn,
 Amang the braes sae scroggie.


But the houlet cry’d frau the castle wa’,
 The blitter frae the...Read more of this...

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