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Famous Rip Up Poems by Famous Poets

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

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by Carew, Thomas
...; 
If, when I die, physicians doubt 
What caused my death, and there to view 
Of all their judgements which was true, 
Rip up my heart, oh ! then, I fear, 
The world will see thy picture there....Read more of this...



by Herrick, Robert
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Come, sons of summer, by whose toil 
We are the lords of wine and oil; 
By whose tough labours, and rough hands, 
We rip up first, then reap our lands. 
Crown'd with the ears of corn, now come, 
And to the pipe sing Harvest Home. 
Come forth, my lord, and see the cart 
Dress'd up with all the country art. 
See, here a malkin, there a sheet, 
As spotless pure, as it is sweet; 
The horses, mares, and frisking fillies, 
(Clad, all, in linen, white as lilies.) ...Read more of this...

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