The Vampire, By Conrad Aiken

The Vampire, By Conrad Aiken

Published in 1914, The Vampire is a poem about a remarkably beautiful vampiress who captures the hearts of men and eventually leads them to their doom.

Haunted, By Siegfried Sassoon

Haunted, By Siegfried Sassoon

Siegfried Sassoon, born in England in 1886, is best known for his poems inspired by his experiences in World War I.

Anthem For Doomed Youth, By Wilfred Owen

Anthem For Doomed Youth, By Wilfred Owen

This is one of Owen’s most famous poems. It deals with the horrors of war and may reflect his time in WWI.

Last Lines, By Emily Bronte

Last Lines, By Emily Bronte

Last Lines was published in the anthology, The Oxford Book of English Verse (1900), compiled by the author Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch.

A Clear Midnight, By Walt Whitman

A Clear Midnight, By Walt Whitman

This is a simple, yet impactful poem that depicts a speaker’s desire to free his soul from the confines of day to day life.

Have A Nice Day, By Spike Milligan

Have A Nice Day, By Spike Milligan

This poem uses an odd process of wording to depict a bizarre situation that proved fatal for both involved individuals.

I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud, By William Wordsworth

I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud, By William Wordsworth

Wordsworth’s best-known work was inspired by an event in which he and his sister Dorothy came across a “long belt” of daffodils.

He And She, By Anton Chekhov

He And She, By Anton Chekhov

This story analyzes one married couple, a sensational singer and her manager-husband in late-nineteenth-century Europe.

Fire And Ice, By Robert Frost

Fire And Ice, By Robert Frost

This is one of Robert Frost’s most popular poems. It was published in December 1920 in Harper’s Magazine and in 1923 in his Pulitzer Prize−winning book New Hampshire.

The Last Ride Together, By Robert Browning

The Last Ride Together, By Robert Browning

Robert Browning’s tribute to his wife, poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning, before her death in 1861.