Famous Numinous Poems by Famous Poets

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

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On First Reading John Goodby's ‘irish Poetry Since 1950'

by Barry Tebb
 Barbarous insult to Yeats’ memory and Claudel’s

Allen, thank God you are dead, you who breathed the air of Apollinaire,

Ghost of Reverdy bear witness to the mendacity of his clamour,

Hart Crane, rise from the estuary of the great river you drowned in,

John Clare, rise from your country churchyard grave,

Gray, from your carv?d tomb and Wilde, cast off your winged shield

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