Famous Pound For Pound Poems by Famous Poets

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

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The Brain -- is wider than the Sky --

by Emily Dickinson
 The Brain -- is wider than the Sky --
For -- put them side by side --
The one the other will contain
With ease -- and You -- beside --

The Brain is deeper than the sea --
For -- hold them -- Blue to Blue --
The one the other will absorb --
As Sponges -- Buckets -- do --

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