Famous Wastebasket Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Wastebasket poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous wastebasket poems. These examples illustrate what a famous wastebasket poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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Sexton, Anne
...have gassed the campers.
Now I am alone with the dead,
flying off bridges,
hurling myself like a beer can into the wastebasket.
I am flying like a single red rose,
leaving a jet stream
of solitude
and yet I feel nothing,
though I fly and hurl,
my insides are empty
and my face is as blank as a wall.
Shall I call the funeral director?
He could put our two bodies into one pink casket,
those bodies from before,
and someone might send flowers,
and someone might come ...Read more of this...
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