ApocalypseBy Sri ChinmoyWithin, without the cosmos wide am I;In joyful sweep I loose forth and draw back all.A birthless, deathless...LoveDesire & PassionNatureStars, Planets, HeavensReligionThe SpiritualStanza FormsQuatrainMetersBlank VerseTechniquesImageryPassion + 6 more
VoyagesBy Hart CraneI Above the fresh ruffles of the surf Bright striped urchins flay each other with sand. They have contrived...LoveClassic LoveDesire & PassionInfatuation & CrushesRomantic LoveNatureSeas, Rivers, & StreamsLivingTime & BrevityRelationshipsLGBTQ+ActivitiesTravels & JourneysWeddingsStanza FormsMixedMetersBlank Verse + 11 more
Le Monocle de Mon OncleBy Wallace Stevens“Mother of heaven, regina of the clouds, O sceptre of the sun, crown of the moon, There is not nothing...LoveClassic LoveDesire & PassionRealistic & ComplicatedRomantic LoveReligionChristianityRelationshipsArts & SciencesLanguage & LinguisticsPhilosophyMetersBlank Verse + 6 more
The Comedian as the Letter CBy Wallace Stevens i The World without Imagination Nota: man is the intelligence of his soil, The sovereign ghost. As ...NatureSpringFallSeas, Rivers, & StreamsLivingParenthoodThe MindDoubt & ContemplationRelationshipsHome LifeActivitiesTravels & JourneysArts & SciencesHumor & SatireLanguage & LinguisticsPhilosophyPoetry & PoetsMetersBlank VerseAnxiety & InsecurityDisappointmentHumor + 15 more
ExileBy Conrad AikenThese hills are sandy. Trees are dwarfed here. Crows Caw dismally in skies of an arid brilliance, Complain...NatureLandscapes & PastoralsMetersBlank Verse
Influence of Natural Objects in Calling Forth and Strengthening the Imagination in Boyhood and Early YouthBy William WordsworthWisdom and Spirit of the universe! Thou Soul, that art the Eternity of thought! And giv'st to forms ...NatureStars, Planets, HeavensLivingActivitiesSports & Outdoor ActivitiesArts & SciencesPhilosophyMetersBlank Verse + 2 more
There was a BoyBy William WordsworthThere was a Boy; ye knew him well, ye cliffs And islands of Winander! many a time, At evening, when ...NatureAnimalsLivingDeathSorrow & GrievingArts & SciencesPhilosophyMetersBlank Verse + 2 more
p1Heisenberg Saying Goodbye to Mum at LilyfieldBy Luke DaviesAccommodate the action in your life to wrest the deep perspective of the real from cubic content realms...The MindDoubt & ContemplationMemory & NostalgiaRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsActivitiesTravels & JourneysArts & SciencesLanguage & LinguisticsSciencesMetersBlank VerseTechniquesEpigraph + 7 more
Frost at MidnightBy Samuel Taylor ColeridgeThe Frost performs its secret ministry, Unhelped by any wind. The owlet's cry Came loud—and hark, again...NatureSummerWinterAnimalsLandscapes & PastoralsTrees & FlowersSocial CommentariesCities & Urban LifeReligionChristianityGod & the DivineLivingInfancyParenthoodThe MindMemory & NostalgiaRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsActivitiesSchool & LearningMetersBlank VerseTechniquesImageryDisappointmentOptimism + 19 more
The Idea of Order at Key WestBy Wallace StevensShe sang beyond the genius of the sea. The water never formed to mind or voice, Like a body wholly body...NatureSeas, Rivers, & StreamsReligionThe SpiritualLivingThe MindArts & SciencesLanguage & LinguisticsMusicPhilosophyMetersBlank Verse + 5 more
p1Sunday MorningBy Wallace Stevens I Complacencies of the peignoir, and late Coffee and oranges in a sunny chair, And the green freedom...ReligionChristianityLivingDeathSorrow & GrievingThe MindDoubt & ContemplationTime & BrevityFuneralsMetersBlank VerseAnxiety & InsecurityGratitude + 6 more
Mending WallBy Robert FrostSomething there is that doesn’t love a wall, That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it, And spills...NatureLandscapes & PastoralsRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesMetersBlank VerseClassicsFriends
I Grant You Ample LeaveBy George Eliot"I grant you ample leavegrant you ample leave In other words, to let you express your grand opinion ...ReligionFaith & DoubtThe MindDoubt & ContemplationArts & SciencesPhilosophySciencesMetersBlank VerseFree VerseOptimism + 4 more
Brothers-American DramaBy James Weldon Johnson(THE MOB SPEAKS:) See! There he stands; not brave, but with an air Of sullen stupor. Mark him well! ...Social CommentariesCrime & PunishmentRace & EthnicityMetersBlank Verse
p1The Great Blue HeronBy Carolyn KizerAs I wandered on the beach I saw the heron standing Sunk in the tattered wings He wore as a hunchback...NatureAnimalsLivingDeathThe MindMemory & NostalgiaRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsArts & SciencesPhilosophyMother's DayMetersBlank VerseTechniquesImageryMetaphorTypes/ModesElegyBlameGrief + 13 more
The Man with the HoeBy Edwin MarkhamBowed by the weight of centuries he leans Upon his hoe and gazes on the ground, The emptiness of ages...Social CommentariesReligionGod & the DivineLivingThe MindDoubt & ContemplationTime & BrevityActivitiesJobs & WorkingMetersBlank VerseAngerBlameMelancholy & Despair + 7 more
Degrees of Gray in PhilipsburgBy Richard HugoYou might come here Sunday on a whim. Say your life broke down. The last good kiss you had was years...Social CommentariesCrime & PunishmentMoney & EconomicsHistory & PoliticsThe MindMemory & NostalgiaActivitiesJobs & WorkingMetersBlank VerseBlameBoredomDisappointment + 6 more
Traveling through the DarkBy William E. StaffordTraveling through the dark I found a deer dead on the edge of the Wilson River road. It is usually best...NatureAnimalsLivingDeathActivitiesTravels & JourneysMetersBlank Verse
Spring OffensiveBy Wilfred OwenHalted against the shade of a last hill, They fed, and, lying easy, were at ease And, finding comfortable...Social CommentariesWar & ConflictMetersBlank Verse
“God! How I hate you, you young cheerful men”By Arthur Graeme WestGod! How I hate you, you young cheerful men, Whose pious poetry blossoms on your graves As soon as you...Social CommentariesWar & ConflictHistory & PoliticsReligionFaith & DoubtMetersBlank Verse