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Famous Interstate Poems by Famous Poets

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

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by Lindsay, Vachel
...A POEM DEDICATED TO ALL CRUSADERS AGAINST THE INTERNATIONAL AND INTERSTATE TRAFFIC IN YOUNG GIRLS


Galahad . . . soldier that perished . . . ages ago,
Our hearts are breaking with shame, our tears overflow.
Galahad . . . knight who perished . . . awaken again,
Teach us to fight for immaculate ways among men.
Soldiers fantastic, we pray to the star of the sea,
We pr...Read more of this...



by Levine, Philip
...e, raised anchor, cast off, 
and jumping ship left her drifting out 
on the black bay. I walked seven miles 
to the Interstate and caught a meat truck 
heading west, and came to over beer, 
hashbrowns, and fried eggs in a cafe 
northwest of Omaha. I could write 
how the radio spoke of war, how 
the century was half its age, how 
dark clouds gathered in the passes 
up ahead, the dispossessed had clogged 
the roads, but none the less I alone 
made my way to the western ...Read more of this...

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