Famous Tweaking Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Turns And Movies: Duvals Birds

by Conrad Aiken
 The parrot, screeching, flew out into the darkness, 
Circled three times above the upturned faces 
With a great whir of brilliant outspread wings, 
And then returned to stagger on her finger. 
She bowed and smiled, eliciting applause. . . 
The property man hated her dirty birds. 
But it had taken years—yes, years—to train them, 
To shoulder flags, strike bells...Read more of this...

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