Famous Stricture Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Ariosto. Orlando Furioso Canto X 91-99

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"And least for this or any ill designed, 
Oh, what unnatural and perverted race 
Could the sweet flesh with flushing stricture bind, 
And leave to suffer in this cold embrace 
That the warm arms so hunger to replace?" 
Into the damsel's cheeks such color flew 
As by the alchemy of ancient days 
If whitest ivory should take the hue 
Of coral where it blooms deep in the liquid blue. 


Nor yet so tightly drawn the cruel chains 
Clasped the slim ankles and the wounded hands, ...Read more of this...
by Seeger, Alan


Portrait

...Painter, would you make my picture?
Just forget the moral stricture.
 Let me sit
With my belly to the table,
Swilling all the wine I'm able,
 Pip a-lit;
Not a stiff and stuffy croaker
In a frock coat and a choker
 Let me be;
But a rollicking old fellow
With a visage ripe and mellow
 As you see.

Just a twinkle-eyed old codger,
And of death as artful dodger,
 Such I am;
I defy the Doc's advising
And I don't for serm...Read more of this...
by Service, Robert William

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