Famous Silos Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Having Lost My Sons I Confront The Wreckage Of The Moon: Christmas 1960

by James Wright
 After dark
Near the South Dakota border,
The moon is out hunting, everywhere,
Delivering fire,
And walking down hallways
Of a diamond.

Behind a tree,
It ights on the ruins
Of a white city
Frost, frost.

Where are they gone
Who lived there?

Bundled away under wings
And dark faces.

I am sick
Of it, and I go on
Living, alone, alone,
Past the charred silos, past the hidden graves
Of Chippewas and Norwegians.

This cold winter
Moon spills...Read more of this...

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