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Famous Nar Poems by Famous Poets

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

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by Horace,
...
     To earth they sprang, their swords they drew,
     And lifted high their shields, and flew
          To win the narrrow way;

               XXXVII

     Aunus from green Tifernum,
          Lord of the Hill of Vines;
     And Seius, whose eight hundred slaves
          Sicken in Ilva's mines;
     And Picus, long to Clusium
          Vassal in peace and war,
     Who led to fight his Umbrian powers
     From that gray crag where, girt with towers,
     Th...Read more of this...



by Eliot, T S (Thomas Stearns)
...of the tenthe dole.
Sumwhyle wyth wormez he werrez, and with wolues als,
Sumwhyle wyth wodwos, that woned in the knarrez,
Bothe wyth bullez and berez, and borez otherquyle,
And etaynez, that hym anelede of the heyghe felle;

Nade he ben duyghty and dryyghe, and Dryyghtyn had serued,
Douteles he hade ben ded and dreped ful ofte.
For werre wrathed hym not so much that wynter nas wors,
When the colde cler water fro the cloudez schadde,
And fres er hit falle myy...Read more of this...

by Lanier, Sidney
...less de Lord, and praise His holy name --
DAT shines in all de co'ners of dis cabin jes' de same
As ef dat cabin hadn't nar' a plank upon de frame!

Who CALL me? Listen down de ribber, Dinah! Don't you hyar
Somebody holl'in' "Hoo, Jim, hoo?" My Sarah died las' y'ar;
IS dat black angel done come back to call ole Jim f'om hyar?

My stars, dat cain't be Sarah, shuh! Jes' listen, Dinah, NOW!
What KIN be comin' up dat bend, a-makin' sich a row?
Fus' bellerin' like a pawin' bull, d...Read more of this...

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