Famous Override Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Ode to the Northeast Wind

by Charles Kingsley
 Welcome, wild Northeaster! 
Shame it is to see 
Odes to every zephyr; 
Ne'er a verse to thee. 
Welcome, black Northeaster! 
O'er the German foam; 
O'er the Danish moorlands, 
From thy frozen home. 
Tired are we of summer, 
Tired of gaudy glare, 
Showers soft and steaming, 
Hot and breathless air. 
Tired of listless dreaming, 
Through the lazy day-- 
Jovial wind...Read more of this...

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