Famous Unanchored Poems by Famous Poets

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

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Sea-blown

by Joaquin Miller
 AH! there be souls none understand; 
Like clouds, they cannot touch the land. 
Unanchored ships, they blow and blow, 
Sail to and fro, and then go down 
In unknown seas that none shall know, 
Without one ripple of renown. 

Call these not fools, the test of worth 
Is not the hold you have of earth. 
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