Famous Dustbin Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Jangling Memory

by Katherine Mansfield
 Heavens above! here's an old tie of your--
Sea-green dragons stamped on a golden ground.
Ha! Ha! Ha! What children we were in those days.

Do you love me enough to wear it now?
Have you the courage of your pristine glories?
Ha! Ha! Ha! You laugh and shrug your shoulders.

Those were the days when a new tie spelt a fortune:
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