Famous Saltines Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Saltines poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous saltines poems. These examples illustrate what a famous saltines poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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by
Sexton, Anne
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to six A.M. who would understand?
The runaway boy
who chucks it all
to live on the Boston Common
on speed and saltines,
pissing in the duck pond,
rapping with the street priest,
trading talk like blows,
another missing person,
would understand.
The paralytic's wife
who takes her love to town,
sitting on the bar stool,
downing stingers and peanuts,
singing "That ole Ace down in the hole,"
would understand.
The passengers
from Boston to Paris
watching the mo...Read more of this...
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