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.
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.
O Captain! My Captain! By Walt Whitman O Captain! My Captain! By Walt Whitman This famous Walt Whitman poem was immortalized in the movie The Dead Poets’ Society.
Mock Orange, By Louise Glück Mock Orange, By Louise Glück In “Mock Orange” the female flesh interferes with the speaker’s search for a desired full presence or wholeness.
One Art, By Elizabeth Bishop One Art, By Elizabeth Bishop this poem was originally published in The New Yorker in 1976. Later that same year, Bishop included the poem in her book Geography III.
