Famous Estranging Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Deaths And Entrances

...ho called deepest down shall hold his peace
 That cannot sink or cease
 Endlessly to his wound
In many married London's estranging grief.

On almost the incendiary eve
 When at your lips and keys,
Locking, unlocking, the murdered strangers weave,
 One who is most unknown,
Your polestar neighbour, sun of another street,
 Will dive up to his tears.
He'll bathe his raining blood in the male sea
 Who strode for your own dead
And wind his globe out of your water thread
 And load t...Read more of this...
by Thomas, Dylan


The fascinating chill that music leaves

...s
Is Earth's corroboration
Of Ecstasy's impediment --
'Tis Rapture's germination
In timid and tumultuous soil
A fine -- estranging creature --
To something upper wooing us
But not to our Creator --...Read more of this...
by Dickinson, Emily

Thus may Cyprus (SIC TE DIVA)

...h Ceraunian cliffs, the seaman's scourge?
       Heaven's high providence in vain
     Has sever'd countries with the estranging main,
       If our vessels ne'ertheless
     With reckless plunge that sacred bar transgress.
       Daring all, their goal to win,
     Men tread forbidden ground, and rush on sin:
       Daring all, Prometheus play'd
     His wily game, and fire to man convey'd;
       Soon as fire was stolen away,
     Pale Fever's stranger host and wa...Read more of this...
by Horace,

To Marguerite

...vain their deep desire? --
A god, a god their severance ruled!
And bade betwixt their shores to be
The unplumbed, salt, estranging sea....Read more of this...
by Arnold, Matthew

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