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Famous Reciter Poems by Famous Poets

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

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by Lawson, Henry
..., he's clever; 
But, you know, he drinks.' 

Been an actor and a writer -- 
Doesn't whine -- 
Reckoned now the best reciter 
In his line. 
Takes the stage at times, and fills it -- 
`Princess May' or `Waterloo'. 
Raise a sneer! -- his first line kills it, 
`Brings 'em', too. 

Where he lives, or how, or wherefore 
No one knows; 
Lost his real friends, and therefore 
Lost his foes. 
Had, no doubt, his own romances -- 
Met his fate; 
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