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Famous Third World Poems by Famous Poets

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

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by Marvell, Andrew
...ay, 
`We to their strength are more obliged than they. 
Were't not for that, they from their fate would run, 
And a third world seek out, our arms to shun. 
Those forts, which there so high and strong appear, 
Do not so much suppress, as show their fear. 
Of speedy victory let no man doubt, 
Our worst work's past, now we have found them out. 
Behold their navy does at anchor lie, 
And they are ours, for now they cannot fly.' 

This said, the whole fleet ga...Read more of this...



by Marvell, Andrew
...did say,
We to their Strength are more obilg'd then they.
Wer't not for that, they from their Fate would run,
And a third World seek out our Armes to shun.
Those Forts, which there, so high and strong appear,
Do not so much suppress, as shew their fear.
Of Speedy Victory let no man doubt,
Our worst works past, now we have found them out.
Behold their Navy does at Anchor lye,
And they are ours, for now they cannot fly.
This said, the whole Fleet gave it the...Read more of this...

by Murray, Les
...rts can be Tat,
Land-Rovering bush-environmental tat,
socio-political ripped-and-metal-stapled tat,
solidarity-with-the-Third World tat tvam asi, 

likewise track-and-field shorts worn to parties
and the further humid, modelling negligee
of the Kingdom of Flaunt,
that unchallenged aristocracy. 

More plainly climatic, shorts
are farmers' rig, leathery with salt and bonemeal;
are sailors' and branch bankers' rig,
the crisp golfing style
of our youngest male National Costum...Read more of this...

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