Famous Quietened Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Quietened poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous quietened poems. These examples illustrate what a famous quietened poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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by
Tebb, Barry
...ailway.
I began this prayer of poetry in poverty
And this never-ending song started in silence
After the bells quietened and Sunday was in
Church or still in bed as I watched the tusky
Growing in the fecund darkness. The shed was
Holy, warm and in wonder I felt it move and
On my scooter I flew over the holy stones of
Jerusalem the Golden.
My wide eyes wandered over the Aire at the
Coal barges as they snaked beneath the bridge
In black tarpaulin shro...Read more of this...
by
Alighieri, Dante
...,
The Master's great interpreter, - but these
Are few to those I saw, an endless dream
Of shades before whom Hell quietened and cowered. My theme,
With thronging recollections of mighty names
That there I marked impedes me. All too long
They chase me, envious that my burdened song
Forgets. - But onward moves my guide anew:
The light behind us fades: the six are two:
Again the shuddering air, the cries of Hell
Compassed, and where we walked the ...Read more of this...
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