Genres »

Fame Poems

Displaying 3 poems from the Fame genre.

Sort:PopularScoreA - Z
Three Whispered Words
— Maxwell Sebastian Burchett
Three Whispered Words
by Max Burchett


Fame and fortune I sought,
And I found, but at high cost.
Then I found it was not all that I thought.
Then...
1,673 views

Rate it
The Poet's First Essay
— Letitia Elizabeth Landon
It is a fearful stake the poet casts,
When he comes forth from his sweet solitude
Of hopes, and songs, and visionary things,
To ask the iron verdict...
77 views

Rate it
Poetic Fragment - I have a gush of wild and passionate thoughts
— Letitia Elizabeth Landon
- - - - I have a gush
Of wild and passionate thoughts upon my heart,
For which words have no sound; and can it be
That these...
4 views

Rate it

We need you!

Help us build the largest human-edited poetry collection on the web!

Search for poems by

Genres

»

February 2025

Poetry Contest

Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
6
days
16
hours
45
minutes
111 entries submitted — 39 remaining

Special Program

Earn Rewards!

Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

Our awesome collection of

Promoted Poems

»

Browse Poetry.com

#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 

Quiz

Are you a poetry master?

»
Who wrote the poem "Love After Love"?
A Robert Burns
B Derek Walcott
C Rabindranath Tagore
D William Shakespeare