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Famous Suction Poems by Famous Poets

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

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by Smart, Christopher
...n rejoice with Attelabus, who is the Locust without wings. 

Let Jahleel rejoice with the Woodcock, who liveth upon suction and is pure from his diet. 

Let Shuni rejoice with the Gull, who is happy in not being good for food. 

Let Ezbon rejoice with Musimon, who is from the ram and she-goat. 

Let Barkos rejoice with the Black Eagle, which is the least of his species and the best-natured. 

Let Bedan rejoice with Ossifrage -- the bird of prey and the man...Read more of this...



by Sexton, Anne
...doesn't butter me up.

You say my heart is sick unto.
You ought to have more respect!

you with the goo on the suction cup.
You with your wires and electrodes

fastened at my ankle and wrist,
sucking up the biological breast.

You with your zigzag machine
playing like the stock market up and down.

Give me the Phi Beta key you always twirl
and I will make a gold crown for my molar.

I will take a slug if you please
and make myself a perfectly good app...Read more of this...

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