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

Ka Ba

by Imamu Amiri Baraka

 A closed window looks down
on a dirty courtyard, and black people
call across or scream or walk across
defying physics in the stream of their will

Our world is full of sound
Our world is more lovely than anyone's
tho we suffer, and kill each other
and sometimes fail to walk the air

We are beautiful people
with african imaginations
full of masks and dances and swelling chants

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Form: Free verse

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