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Famous Irreverence Poems by Famous Poets

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

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All because i loved you

...once i wrote with the irreverence of youth
and the fire of a heart burning to ash 
i plucked words like faggots from blazing coal 
and on the anvil of exile i hammered sorrow into verse 
the burden of your suffering tore poetry from my flesh 
and on the night of your hanging there was dust in my lines 
i aimed for song and there was not an eye without tears 

i marked the...Read more of this...

by Oguibe, Olu

Whoever disenchants

...Whoever disenchants
A single Human soul
By failure of irreverence
Is guilty of the whole.

As guileless as a Bird
As graphic as a star
Till the suggestion sinister
Things are not what they are --...Read more of this...

by Dickinson, Emily

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