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Famous Jigsaw Poems by Famous Poets

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

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by Sexton, Anne
...scissors
and cut out the beggar.
I will take a crowbar
and pry out the broken
pieces of God in me.
Just like a jigsaw puzzle,
I will put Him together again
with the patience of a chess player.

How many pieces?

It feels like thousands,
God dressed up like a whore
in a slime of green algae.
God dressed up like an old man
staggering out of His shoes.
God dressed up like a child,
all naked,
even without skin,
soft as an avocado when you peel it.
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