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Famous Unimpaired Poems by Famous Poets

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

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by Manrique, Jorge
...y on a sinner poor,
Have mercy, Jesus!


The Codicil

And thus, his hopes so nobly founded,
His senses clear and unimpaired
So none could doubt him,—
With spouse and offspring fond surrounded,
His kinsmen and his servants bared
And knelt around him,—

He gave his soul to Him who gave it,
(May God in heaven ordain it place
And share of glory!)
And left our life as balm to save it,
And dry the tears upon our face!
His deathless story.


—Thomas Walsh (trans...Read more of this...



by Ashbery, John
...tempt, not caring
That no one is listening, since the light
Has been lit once and for all in their eyes
And is present, unimpaired, a permanent anomaly,
Awake and silent. On the surface of it
There seems no special reason why that light
Should be focused by love, or why
The city falling with its beautiful suburbs
Into space always less clear, less defined,
Should read as the support of its progress,
The easel upon which the drama unfolded
To its own satisfaction and to th...Read more of this...

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