Famous Nitty Gritty Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Nitty Gritty poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous nitty gritty poems. These examples illustrate what a famous nitty gritty poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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...I have braved, for want of wild beasts, steel cages,
carved my term and nickname on bunks and rafters,
lived by the sea, flashed aces in an oasis,
dined with the-devil-knows-whom, in tails, on truffles.
From the height of a glacier I beheld half a world, the earthly width. Twice have drowned, thrice let knives rake my nitty-gritty.
Quit the country the bor...Read more of this...
by
Brodsky, Joseph
...I have braved for want of wild beasts steel cages
carved my term and nickname on bunks and rafters
lived by the sea flashed aces in an oasis
dined with the-devil-knows-whom in tails on truffles.
From the height of a glacier I beheld half a world the earthly
width. Twice have drowned thrice let knives rake my nitty-gritty.
Quit the country the bore ...Read more of this...
by
Brodsky, Joseph
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