Famous Immolate Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Over the Carnage

...tacks of all the remainder of the earth.

No danger shall balk Columbia’s lovers; 
If need be, a thousand shall sternly immolate themselves for one. 

One from Massachusetts shall be a Missourian’s comrade; 
From Maine and from hot Carolina, and another, an Oregonese, shall be friends triune, 
More precious to each other than all the riches of the earth.

To Michigan, Florida perfumes shall tenderly come; 
Not the perfumes of flowers, but sweeter, and wafted beyond death. 

I...Read more of this...
by Whitman, Walt


States!

..., but sweeter, and wafted beyond death. 

No danger shall balk Columbia’s lovers, 
If need be, a thousand shall sternly immolate themselves for one, 
The Kanuck shall be willing to lay down his life for the Kansian, and the Kansian for the
 Kanuck, on due need. 

It shall be customary in all directions, in the houses and streets, to see manly
 affection,
The departing brother or friend shall salute the remaining brother or friend with a kiss. 

There shall be innovations, 
Th...Read more of this...
by Whitman, Walt

The Ambition Bird

...d. 

The bird wants to be dropped 
from a high place like Tallahatchie Bridge. 

He wants to light a kitchen match 
and immolate himself. 

He wants to fly into the hand of Michelangelo 
anc dome out painted on a ceiling. 

He wants to pierce the hornet's nest 
and come out with a long godhead. 

He wants to take bread and wine 
and bring forth a man happily floating in the Caribbean. 

He wants to be pressed out like a key 
so he can unlock the Magi. 

He wants to take leave...Read more of this...
by Sexton, Anne

What Almost Every Woman Knows Sooner Or Later

...similate them,
And if you look in their direction they act as if they were martyrs and
you were trying to sacrifice, or immolate them,
And when it's a question of walking five miles to play golf they are very
energetic but if it's doing anything useful around the house they are
very lethargic,
And then they tell you that women are unreasonable and don't know
anything about logic,
And they never want to get up or go to bed at the same time as you do,
And when you perform some ...Read more of this...
by Nash, Ogden

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