Famous Sound Off Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Paradise Motel

by Charles Simic
 Millions were dead; everybody was innocent.
I stayed in my room. The President
Spoke of war as of a magic love potion.
My eyes were opened in astonishment.
In a mirror my face appeared to me
Like a twice-canceled postage stamp.

I lived well, but life was awful.
there were so many soldiers that day,
So many refugees crowding the roads.
Naturally, they all vanished
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