Famous Excommunicate Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Elegy VI

..., and utterly
I will renounce thy dalliance: and when I
Am the recusant, in that resolute state,
What hurts it me to be excommunicate?...Read more of this...
by Donne, John


To My Inconstant Mistress

...When thou, poor excommunicate
From all the joys of love, shalt see
The full reward and glorious fate
Which my strong faith shall purchase me,
Then curse thine own inconstancy.

A fairer hand than thine shall cure
That heart which thy false oaths did wound;
And to my soul a soul more pure
Than thine shall by Love's hand be bound,
And both with equal glory crowned.

Then shal...Read more of this...
by Carew, Thomas

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