Famous Epithalamion Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Epithalamion poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous epithalamion poems. These examples illustrate what a famous epithalamion poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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...YE learn¨¨d sisters, which have oftentimes
Beene to me ayding, others to adorne,
Whom ye thought worthy of your gracefull rymes,
That even the greatest did not greatly scorne
To heare theyr names sung in your simple layes, 5
But joy¨¨d in theyr praise;
And when ye list your owne mishaps to mourne,
Which death, or love, or fortunes wreck did ra...Read more of this...
by
Spenser, Edmund
...ithfully
even with
a graceful dancing partner--
for I have learned
to stand alone.
Give me your blessing.
Let the next
epithalamion I write
be my own.
And let it last
more than the years
of my life--
and without the least
strain--
two lovers bareheaded
in a summer rain....Read more of this...
by
Jong, Erica
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