Famous Whacking Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Whacking poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous whacking poems. These examples illustrate what a famous whacking poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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by
Heaney, Seamus
...harvest bow in your lapel,
Me with the fishing rod, already homesick
For the big lift of these evenings, as your stick
Whacking the tips off weeds and bushes
Beats out of time, and beats, but flushes
Nothing: that original townland
Still tongue-tied in the straw tied by your hand.
The end of art is peace
Could be the motto of this frail device
That I have pinned up on our deal dresser--
Like a drawn snare
Slipped lately by the spirit of the corn
Yet burnished by its pas...Read more of this...
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