Famous Internet Poems by Famous Poets

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

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...He would've thought he was a savage 
Who didn't understand. 

If he saw a computer, 
Watching people talking on the internet, 
He would have thought it was a civilization 
Much more advanced and ahead of his. 

And if he stayed longer among the messengers 
He would have learned that every child had the knowledge 
And understanding of these things 
Or how to use all of them. 

Yet, after a while, he would have noticed 
That none of them were advanced enough 
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by Stojanovic, Dejan


Talking To My Father Whose Ashes Sit In A Closet And Listen

...he think about the war in Iraq 
and how does he feel about his oldest daughter 
getting married to a man she met on the Internet. 

Without eyes, my father still looks around. 
He sees what I am trying to do, sees that I 
have grown less passive with his passing, 
understands my need for answers only he can provide. 

I imagine him drawing a breath, sensing 
his lungs once again filling with air, his thoughts ballooning. 

Originally published in The Rose & Thorn, Summer 2004...Read more of this...
by Zaran, Lisa

The Lotos-eaters

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by Tennyson, Alfred Lord

To an Online Friend

...r smile in pixels is so sweet,
But, no, you are too good to be true!

Where are you? Do you exist?
Do you still inhabit Internet protocols?
And virtual chats and emoticons
That in joyous moments I watched.

Now that you are gone; are you
Among your charmed admirers?
I wish you well, I will miss you,
May you be ever happy and smiling!

Distances and togetherness,
Opposites, can’t networks cross,
I could never bridge the distances
Of your sweet kindness.

Someday, if you feel b...Read more of this...
by Matthew, John

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