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Famous Greats Poems by Famous Poets

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

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the shakes

by Gregory, Rg

...nto
their outstretched hands

the teacher shrank away
(wet wet)
terrified to be so close
to the greatest but one
of the greats

the children flocked round
curious to find
what greatness was

shakespeare blew his nose
cleared his throat
(the last of the dust)
and said

 hello kids
i'm famished
what's to eat
tell me about yourselves
(and things like that)

he had a real face
and he spoke english
with a kind of
birmingham accent
and he didn't seem to know
much more than they did...Read more of this...

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