Famous Toolbox Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Toolbox poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous toolbox poems. These examples illustrate what a famous toolbox poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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by
Atwood, Margaret
...axes,
which kinds are good,
the many names of wood.
This is how to build
a house, a boat, a tent.
No use; the toolbox
refuses to reveal its verbs;
the rasp, the plane, the awl,
revert to sullen metal.
Do you recognize anything? I said.
Anything familiar?
Yes, you said. The bed.
Better to watch the stream
that flows across the floor
and is made of sunlight,
the forest made of shadows;
better to watch the fireplace
which is now a beach....Read more of this...
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