Famous Nella Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Each One, Pull One

...a thug; Sojourner, folksy; Hansberry,
A traitor (or whore, depending); Fannie Lou Hamer,
merely spunky; Zora Hurston, Nella Larsen, Toomer:
reactionary, brainwashed, spoiled by whitefolks, minor;
Agnes Smedley, a spy.


I look into your eyes;
You are throwing in the dirt.
You, standing in the grave
With me. Stop it!


Each one must pull one.


Look, I, temporarily on the rim
Of the grave,
Have grasped my mother's hand
My father's leg.
There is the hand of ...Read more of this...
by Walker, Alice


Inferno (Italian)

...'aspetta,

se 'l fummo del pantan nol ti nasconde».

 Corda non pinse mai da s? saetta

che s? corresse via per l'aere snella,

com'io vidi una nave piccioletta

 venir per l'acqua verso noi in quella,

sotto 'l governo d'un sol galeoto,

che gridava: «Or se' giunta, anima fella!».

 «Flegi?s, Flegi?s, tu gridi a v?to»,

disse lo mio segnore «a questa volta:

pi? non ci avrai che sol passando il loto».

 Qual ? colui che grande inganno ascolta

che li sia fatto, e poi se ne r...Read more of this...
by Alighieri, Dante

Piccolo Valzer Viennese

...trona e con il libro morto, 
nel malinconico corridoio, 
nell'oscura soffitta del giglio,
nel nostro letto della luna, 
nella danza che sogna la tartaruga. 

Ahi! Ahi! Ahi! Ahi!
Prendi questo valzer dalla spezzata cintura.
A Vienna ci sono quattro specchi,
vi giocano la tua bocca e gli echi. 
C'è una morte per pianoforte
che tinge d'azzurro i giovanotti. 
Ci sono mendichi sui terrazzi. E
fresche ghirlande di pianto. 

Ahi! Ahi! Ahi! Ahi! 
Prendi questo valzer che spira fra le...Read more of this...
by Jonson, Ben

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