Famous Snakebite Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Snakebite poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous snakebite poems. These examples illustrate what a famous snakebite poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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by
Paterson, Andrew Barton
...Down along the Snakebite River, where the overlanders camp,
Where the serpents are in millions, all of the most deadly stamp;
Where the station-cook in terror, nearly every time he bakes,
Mixes up among the doughboys half-a-dozen poison-snakes:
Where the wily free-selector walks in armour-plated pants,
And defies the stings of scorpions, and the bites of bull-dog ants...Read more of this...
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