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Famous Open Ended Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Promises Promises

by Muldoon, Paul

...I am stretched out under the lean-to
Of an old tobacco-shed
On a farm in North Carolina.
A cardinal sings from the dogwood
For the love of marijuana.
His song goes over my head.
There is such splendour in the grass
I might be the picture of happiness.
Yet I am utterly bereft
Of the low hills, the open-ended sky,
The wave upon wave of pastur...Read more of this...

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