Famous Matte Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Paradiso (Italian)

...Chiesa che vi guida;
questo vi basti a vostro salvamento.
 Se mala cupidigia altro vi grida,
uomini siate, e non pecore matte,
s? che 'l Giudeo di voi tra voi non rida!
 Non fate com'agnel che lascia il latte
de la sua madre, e semplice e lascivo
seco medesmo a suo piacer combatte!».
 Cos? Beatrice a me com'io scrivo;
poi si rivolse tutta disiante
a quella parte ove 'l mondo ? pi? vivo.
 Lo suo tacere e 'l trasmutar sembiante
puoser silenzio al mio cupido ingegno,
che gi? nuo...Read more of this...
by Alighieri, Dante


The Métier of Blossoming

...t. Like a child against a barn door,
proudly topping each year's achievement,
steadily up
goes each green stem, smooth, matte,
traces of reddish purple at the base, and almost
imperceptible vertical ridges
running the length of them:
Two robust stems from each bulb,
sometimes with sturdy leaves for company,
elegant sweeps of blade with rounded points.
Aloft, the gravid buds, shiny with fullness.

One morning--and so soon!--the first flower
has opened when you wake. Or you cat...Read more of this...
by Levertov, Denise

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