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Famous Private Eye Poems by Famous Poets

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

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by Simic, Charles
...To find clues where there are none,
That's my job now, I said to the
Dictionary on my desk. The world beyond
My window has grown illegible,
And so has the clock on the wall.
I may strike a match to orient myself

In the meantime, there's the heart
Stopping hush as the building
Empties, the elevators stop running,
The grains of dust stay put.
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