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Famous Half Dozen Poems by Famous Poets

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

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...It may have been the pride in me for aught 
I know, or just a patronizing whim; 
But call it freak of fancy, or what not, 
I cannot hide the hungry face of him.

I keep a scant half-dozen words he said, 
And every now and then I lose his name; 
He may be living or he may be dead, 
But I must have him with me all the same.

I knew it and I knew it all along...Read more of this...
by Robinson, Edwin Arlington



...A man once read with mind surprised 
Of the way that people were "hypnotised"; 
By waving hands you produced, forsooth, 
A kind of trance where men told the truth! 
His mind was filled with wond'ring doubt; 
He grabbed his hat and he started out, 
He walked the street and he made a "set" 
At the first half-dozen folk he met. 
He "tranced" them all, and wit...Read more of this...
by Paterson, Andrew Barton

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