Famous First Chapter Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Wilderness

by Carl Sandburg
 THERE is a wolf in me … fangs pointed for tearing gashes … a red tongue for raw meat … and the hot lapping of blood—I keep this wolf because the wilderness gave it to me and the wilderness will not let it go.

There is a fox in me … a silver-gray fox … I sniff and guess …...Read more of this...

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