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Best Betjeman Poems

Below are the all-time best Betjeman poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of betjeman poems written by PoetrySoup members


Premium Member Emagi Betjeman Olympic Girl
John Betjeman tennis poem 'Olympic girl'

    
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Categories: betjeman, sports,
Form: Shape



Premium Member Clerihew Betjeman
John Betjeman we hear tell
his collected verse sold so very well
Such poetry is lovely to hear
with true cadence upon our ear...

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Categories: betjeman, people, poetry,
Form: Clerihew
Premium Member Betjeman
A down
to earth poet,
to bring a smile,perchance
a tear-yet ever easy on 
the ear....

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Categories: betjeman, on writing and words,
Form: Tail-rhyme
Premium Member Emagi Betjeman Olympic Girl
JOHN BETJEMAN 'Olympic Girl'


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Categories: betjeman, poetry, sports,
Form: Shape
Premium Member Clerihew Betjeman
John Betjeman you have to say
the most famous rimer in his day
His bio scanned truth to tell
as he rhymed it so well...

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Categories: betjeman, people, poetry,
Form: Clerihew



Premium Member Clerihew Betjeman
Poet Laureate John Betjeman
a versified-bio fan
In 'Summoned by Bell'
his lyrical story did tell...

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Categories: betjeman, people, poetry,
Form: Clerihew
How To Get On In Society

Original version:

Phone for the fish knives, Norman
As cook is a little unnerved;
You kiddies have crumpled the serviettes
And I must have things daintily served.

Are the requisites...

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Categories: betjeman, family, food, me,
Form: Verse
If I'D Picked Up a Snooker Cue
If I’d picked up a snooker cue, when I picked up a pen;
and then gone on to build a break of eight or nine or...

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Categories: betjeman, funny, humorous, satire, sports,
Form: Rhyme
'sand In the Sandwiches'
Today I saw ‘Sand in the Sandwiches’ Edward Fox was playing Sir John
What joy to hear his wonderful words it was like he had never...

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Categories: betjeman, appreciation, london, poets, tribute,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Translation of Eric Mottram's a Faithful Private - 4 With a Clive Bush Comment By T Wignesan
Transl. of Eric Mottram’s A Faithful Private - 4 with a Clive Bush comment on Mottram's poetry 

Excerpt from an article, “From space to caves...

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© T Wignesan  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: betjeman, england, poetry, poets, political,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Vignette-Easy Listening
With nostalgia,whimsy and wit
Into English folklore he was writ
Showing his loves & himself,without measure
His poetry became a national treasure
metered euphony,a reading pleasure


Tribute to the work...

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Categories: betjeman, on writing and words,
Form: Narrative
Poet Vehicles Used
Poet Vehicles Used

Or is that second hand?

What’s yours? 
Chaucer trotted on a horse
John Betjeman via choo choo trains
The knowledgeable Omar Khayyam by camel
Well my preferred...

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© Nigel Fox  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: betjeman, angst
Form: I do not know?
Poetry Virgin
POETRY  VIRGIN

I am a poetry   virgin   -   I’ve 
Never taken Shakespeare to bed
Or been read  a hot...

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Categories: betjeman,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Monoku Ekphrasis 30
John Betjeman-
          with  a bio in blank verse...

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Categories: betjeman, poets,
Form: Ekphrasis
Premium Member Poet's a To Z Aloud No 10
John Betjeman 

a poetic hack
              with a knack
                          for rime...

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Categories: betjeman, poets,
Form: Tristich

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