Famous Unforgivable Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Unforgivable poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous unforgivable poems. These examples illustrate what a famous unforgivable poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
See also:
by
Matthew, John
...the pleasure of shocking,
Young children, and pubescent girls?
Your revenge, your wretchedness!
If it’s your laziness, unforgivable indolence,
And reluctance to pay Rupee two,
And wash with dignity in that public facility,
Then bury your face, wretch, and die in shame....Read more of this...
by
Dunn, Stephen
...When Mother died
I thought: now I'll have a death poem.
That was unforgivable.
Yet I've since forgiven myself
as sons are able to do
who've been loved by their mothers.
I stared into the coffin
knowing how long she'd live,
how many lifetimes there are
in the sweet revisions of memory.
It's hard to know exactly
how we ease ourselves back from sadness,
but I remembered when I was twelve,
1951, before the wo...Read more of this...
Dont forget to view our wonderful member Unforgivable poems.