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Famous Salt Shaker Poems by Famous Poets

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

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...y are so simple and true
they must be said without elegance, meter and rhyme,
they must be laid on the table beside the salt shaker,
the glass of water, the absence of light gathering 
in the shadows of picture frames, they must be
naked and alone, they must stand for themselves.
My friend Henri and I arrived at this together in 1965
before I went away, before he began to kill himself, 
and the two of us to betray our love. Can you taste 
what I'm saying? It is onions or pota...Read more of this...
by Levine, Philip



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