Famous Theaters Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Theaters poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous theaters poems. These examples illustrate what a famous theaters poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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by
García Lorca, Federico
...night,
open the stage trapdoors so he can see in the moonlight
the lying goblets, and the poison, and the skull of the theaters....Read more of this...
by
Dillard, Annie
...delivered by trucks.
It is impossible to tear oneself away from this spectacle.
At midnight those leaving the theaters drink a last soda.
Puddles of rain stand cooling. Poor people scavenge
bones. In all directions is a labyrinth of trains
suffocated by vaults. There is no hope, your eyes
are not accustomed to seeing such things.
They are starting to evolve an American gait out
of the cautious steps of the Indians on the paths of empty
Manhatt...Read more of this...
by
Cavafy, Constantine P
...ow he will return to Rome slightly tired,
but delightfully tired from this journey,
full of days of enjoyment --
at the theaters, the gardens, the gymnasia...
evenings at cities of Achaia...
Ah the delight of nude bodies, above all...
Thus fared Nero. And in Spain Galba
secretly assembles and drills his army,
the old man of seventy three....Read more of this...
by
Herbert, George
...possession.
I straight returned, and knowing his great birth,
Sought him accordingly in great resorts;
In cities, theaters, gardens, parks, and courts;
At length I heard a ragged noise and mirth
Of thieves and murderers; there I him espied,
Who straight, Your suit is granted, said, and died....Read more of this...
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