Famous Downturned Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Much Like Me

by Marina Tsvetaeva
 Much like me, you make your way forward,
Walking with downturned eyes.
Well, I too kept mine lowered.
Passer-by, stop here, please.

Read, when you've picked your nosegay
Of henbane and poppy flowers,
That I was once called Marina,
And discover how old I was.

Don't think that there's any grave here,
Or that I'll come and throw you out ...
I myself was too much given
To laughing when...Read more of this...

Giant Toad

by Elizabeth Bishop
 I am too big. Too big by far. Pity me. 
 My eyes bulge and hurt. They are my one great beauty, even 
so. They see too much, above, below. And yet, there is not much 
to see. The rain has stopped. The mist is gathering on my skin 
in drops. The drops run down my back, run from...Read more of this...

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