Famous Townspeople Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Townspeople poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous townspeople poems. These examples illustrate what a famous townspeople poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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by
Edgar, Marriott
...e one" he gallantly cried-
Then he called to his friends on the Council
To make up the rest of the side.
When the townspeople heard of the hanging
They rushed in a crowd through the gate-
They was all weeping tears of compassion,
And hoping they wasn't too late.
With ropes round their necks the twelve heroes
Stood proudly awaiting their doom,
Till the hangman at last crooked his finger
And coaxingly said to them-" Come.
At that moment good Queen Phillippa
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by
Williams, William Carlos (WCW)
...I will teach you my townspeople
how to perform a funeral
for you have it over a troop
of artists—
unless one should scour the world—
you have the ground sense necessary.
See! the hearse leads.
I begin with a design for a hearse.
For Christ's sake not black—
nor white either — and not polished!
Let it be whethered—like a farm wagon—
with gilt wheels (this could be
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