Famous Young Person Poems by Famous Poets

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

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The peter-bird

...vapor,
Lifted the smoke from the earth and baffled the witch's intentions.

One of the boys at that time was a certain young person named Peter,
Given too little to work, given too largely to dreaming;
Fonder of books than of chores, you can imagine that Peter
Led a sad life on the farm, causing his parents much trouble.
"Peter!" his mother would call, "the cream is a'ready for churning!"
"Peter!" his father would cry, "go grub at the weeds in the garden!"
So it was "Peter!"...Read more of this...
by Field, Eugene


There was a young person in green

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There was a young person in green,Who seldom was fit to be seen;She wore a long shawl, over bonnet and all,Which enveloped that person in green. ...Read more of this...
by Lear, Edward

There was a young person in pink

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There was a young person in pink,Who called out for something to drink;But they said, "O my daughter, there's nothing but water!"Which vexed that young person in pink. ...Read more of this...
by Lear, Edward

There was a young person in red

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There was a young person in red,Who carefully covered her head,With a bonnet of leather, and three lines of feather,Besides some long ribands of red. ...Read more of this...
by Lear, Edward

There was a young person of Ayr

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There was a young person of Ayr,Whose head was remarkably square:On the top, in fine weather, she wore a gold feather;Which dazzled the people of Ayr. ...Read more of this...
by Lear, Edward


There was a young person of Bantry

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There was a young person of Bantry,Who frequently slept in the pantry;When disturbed by the mice, she appeased them with rice,That judicious young person of Bantry. ...Read more of this...
by Lear, Edward

There was a Young Person of Crete

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There was a Young Person of Crete,Whose toilette was far from complete;She dressed in a sack spickle-speckled with black,That ombliferous Person of Crete. ...Read more of this...
by Lear, Edward

There was a young person of Janina

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There was a young person of Janina,Whose uncle was always a fanning her;When he fanned off her head, she smiled sweetly, and said,"You propitious old person of Janina!" ...Read more of this...
by Lear, Edward

There was a young person of Kew

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There was a young person of Kew,Whose virtues and vices were few;But with blamable haste she devoured some hot paste,Which destroyed that young person of Kew. ...Read more of this...
by Lear, Edward

There was a Young Person of Smyrna

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There was a Young Person of Smyrna,Whose Grandmother threatened to burn her;But she seized on the Cat, and said, "Granny, burn that!You incongruous Old Woman of Smyrna!" ...Read more of this...
by Lear, Edward

There was a young person whose history

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There was a young person whose historyWas always considered a mystery;She sate in a ditch, although no one knew which,And composed a small treatise on history. ...Read more of this...
by Lear, Edward

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