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Famous Front End Poems by Famous Poets

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

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...ne of the crew of the Victory, 
His job when a battle begun 
Was to take cannon balls out o' basket 
And shove 'em down front end o' gun. 

One day him and Nelson were boxing, 
The compass, like sailor lads do. 
When 'Ardy comes up wi' a spyglass, 
And pointing, says "'Ere, take a screw!" 

They looked to were 'Ardy were pointing, 
And saw lots o' ships in a row. 
Joe says abrupt like but respectful, 
"'Oratio lad, yon's the foe." 

'What say we attack 'em?' says Nelson, 
Say...Read more of this...
by Edgar, Marriott



...ts river ripped into pieces, length gone, buried in parts, in 
sand.

Believe me I speak now for the sand.

Here at the front end, the narrator.

At the front end, the meanwhile: God's laughter.

Are you still waiting for the true story? (God's laughter)

The difference between what is and could be? (God's laughter) 

In this dance the people do not move.

Deferred defied obstructed hungry, 

organized around a radiant absence. 

In His dance the people do not move....Read more of this...
by Graham, Jorie

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