Famous Tangential Poems by Famous Poets

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

See also:

Far Rockaway

by Delmore Schwartz
 "the cure of souls." Henry James


The radiant soda of the seashore fashions
Fun, foam and freedom. The sea laves
The Shaven sand. And the light sways forward
On self-destroying waves. 

The rigor of the weekday is cast aside with shoes,
With business suits and traffic's motion;
The lolling man lies with the passionate sun,
Or is drunken in the ocean. 

A socialist health take should...Read more of this...

Dont forget to view our wonderful member Tangential poems.

Get a Premium Membership
Turn off ads, get more exposure for your poetry, and get more features with a Premium Membership.
Book: Diverse Voices: The Poetry of Human Rights and the Pursuit of Peace