Famous English Language Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous English Language poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous english language poems. These examples illustrate what a famous english language poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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Hikmet, Nazim
...him!
Her SI-YA-U,
her dove,
SI-YA-U...
A dull hollow stadium sound surrounded them.
And in the cruel English language
stained red with the blood
of yellow Asia
the crown yelled:
"He's catching up,
he's catching up,
he caught-
catch him!"
Just three steps away from Gioconda's arms
Chiang Kai-shek's executioner caught up.
His sword
flashed...
Thud of cut flesh and bone.
Like a yellow sun drenched in blood
SI-YA-U's head
rolled at h...Read more of this...
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Dickinson, Emily
...Many a phrase has the English language --
I have heard but one --
Low as the laughter of the Cricket,
Loud, as the Thunder's Tongue --
Murmuring, like old Caspian Choirs,
When the Tide's a' lull --
Saying itself in new inflection --
Like a Whippoorwill --
Breaking in bright Orthography
On my simple sleep --
Thundering its Prospective --
Till I stir, and weep --
Not for the Sor...Read more of this...
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