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'Triolets' by Sara Teasdale (1911)
'Triolets' by Sara Teasdale (1911)

'The Coquette, and After' by Thomas Hardy (1901)
'The Coquette, and After' by Thomas Hardy (1901)

'How Great My Grief' by Thomas Hardy (1901)
'How Great My Grief' by Thomas Hardy (1901)

'Triolet' by Robert Bridges (1876)
'Triolet' by Robert Bridges (1876)

'Ode to the West Wind' by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1820)
'Ode to the West Wind' by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1820)

'Pan: a Double Villanelle' by Oscar Wilde (1913)
'Pan: a Double Villanelle' by Oscar Wilde (1913)

'Theocritus: a Villanelle' by Oscar Wilde (1881)
'Theocritus: a Villanelle' by Oscar Wilde (1881)

'Ye Goat-herd Gods' by Sir Philip Sidney (1590)
'Ye Goat-herd Gods,' a double sestina by Sir Philip Sidney (1590)

'Sestina' by Algernon Charles Swinburne (1872)
'Sestina' by Algernon Charles Swinburne (1872)

'My Cicely' by Thomas Hardy (1898)
'My Cicely' by Thomas Hardy (1898)

Library: Poems by Emily Dickinson
Our library of poem texts – selected poems by Emily Dickinson, in chronological order.

'Wild Nights — Wild Nights!' (#249) by Emily Dickinson
'Wild Nights — Wild Nights!' (#249) by Emily Dickinson

'I'm Nobody! Who are you?' (#288) by Emily Dickinson
'I'm Nobody! Who are you?' (#288) by Emily Dickinson

'My Reward for Being, was This.' (#343) by Emily Dickinson
'My Reward for Being, was This.' (#343) by Emily Dickinson

'It will be Summer — eventually.' (#342) by Emily Dickinson
'It will be Summer — eventually.' (#342) by Emily Dickinson

'I taste a liquor never brewed —' (#214) by Emily Dickinson
'I taste a liquor never brewed —' (#214) by Emily Dickinson

'I cannot live with You —' (#640) by Emily Dickinson
'I cannot live with You —' (#640) by Emily Dickinson

'After great pain, a formal feeling comes —' (#341) by Emily Dickinson
'After great pain, a formal feeling comes —' (#341) by Emily Dickinson

'I heard a Fly buzz — when I died —' (#465) by Emily Dickinson
'I heard a Fly buzz — when I died —' (#465) by Emily Dickinson

'Because I could not stop for Death —' (#712) by Emily Dickinson
'Because I could not stop for Death —' (#712) by Emily Dickinson

“This was a Poet” (#448) by Emily Dickinson
“This was a Poet” (#448) by Emily Dickinson

“‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers —” (#254) by Emily Dickinson
“‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers —” (#254) by Emily Dickinson

“God’s Grandeur” by Gerard Manley Hopkins (1918)
“God’s Grandeur” by Gerard Manley Hopkins (1918)

“Thou art not lovelier than lilacs,—no” by Edna St. Vincent Millay
“Thou art not lovelier than lilacs,—no,” Sonnet I from Renascence and Other Poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1917)

“Time does not bring relief...” by Edna St. Vincent Millay
“Time does not bring relief; you all have lied,” Sonnet II from Renascence and Other Poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1917)

“Mindful of you the sodden earth in spring” by Edna St. Vincent Millay
“Mindful of you the sodden earth in spring,” Sonnet III from Renascence and Other Poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1917)

“Not in this chamber only at my birth” by Edna St. Vincent Millay
“Not in this chamber only at my birth,” Sonnet IV from Renascence and Other Poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1917)

“If I should learn, in some quite casual way,” Edna St. Vincent Millay
“If I should learn, in some quite casual way,” Sonnet V from Renascence and Other Poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1917)

“Bluebeard” by Edna St. Vincent Millay
“Bluebeard,” Sonnet VI from Renascence and Other Poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1917)

“When I have fears that I may cease to be” by John Keats
“When I have fears that I may cease to be” by John Keats (1848)

“On the Sonnet” by John Keats
“On the Sonnet” by John Keats (1848)

“On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer” by John Keats
“On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer” by John Keats (1817)

“When I Consider How My Light is Spent” by John Milton (1673)
“When I Consider How My Light is Spent” by John Milton (1673)

“Death Be Not Proud” by John Donne (1633)
“Death Be Not Proud” from Holy Sonnets by John Donne (1633)

“An Enigma” by Edgar Allan Poe
“An Enigma” by Edgar Allan Poe (1848)

Poems for Spring: “Three Spring Notations on Bipeds” by Carl Sandburg
“Three Spring Notations on Bipeds” by Carl Sandburg (1920)

Poems for Spring: “The Spring” by Thomas Carew (1640)
“The Spring” by Thomas Carew (1640)

Poems for Spring: “Vanitas Vanitatum” by Daniel Webster (1623)
“Vanitas Vanitatum” from The Devil’s Law Case by Daniel Webster (1623)

Poems for Spring: “Corinna’s Going a-Maying” by Robert Herrick (1648)
“Corinna’s Going a-Maying” by Robert Herrick (1648)

Poems for Spring: “Spring Carol” by Robert Louis Stevenson (1918)
“Spring Carol” by Robert Louis Stevenson (1918)

Poems for Spring: “A little madness in the Spring” by Emily Dickinson
“A little madness in the Spring” (#38) by Emily Dickinson

Poems for Spring: “Young Lambs” by John Clare (1920)
“Young Lambs” by John Clare (1920)

Poems for Spring: “To Spring” by William Blake (1783)
“To Spring” by William Blake (1783)

Poems for Spring: Sonnet 98 by William Shakespeare (1609)
Sonnet 98 - “From you have I been absent in the spring” by William Shakespeare (1609)

Spring Poems: “Spring, the Sweet Spring” by Thomas Nashe (1600)
“Spring, the Sweet Spring” from Summer’s Last Will and Testament, by Thomas Nashe (1600)

'Ah! Sun-flower' by William Blake
'Ah! Sun-flower' by William Blake (from Songs of Experience, 1794)

'The Sick Rose' by William Blake
'The Sick Rose' by William Blake (from Songs of Experience, 1794)

'A Poison Tree' by William Blake
'A Poison Tree' by William Blake (from Songs of Experience, 1794)

'Auguries of Innocence' by William Blake
'Auguries of Innocence' by William Blake (1863)

'A Divine Image' by William Blake
'A Divine Image' by William Blake (from Songs of Experience, 1794)

Library: Poems by William Blake
Our library of poem texts -- selected poems by William Blake, in chronological order.

'A Woman's Shortcomings' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1846)
'A Woman's Shortcomings' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1846)

'The Weakest Thing' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1844)
'The Weakest Thing' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1844)

Poems of War: 'Mother and Poet' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1862)
'Mother and Poet' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1862)

'To Flush, My Dog' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1844)
'To Flush, My Dog' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1844)

'Patience Taught by Nature' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1845)
'Patience Taught by Nature' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1845)

'A Musical Instrument' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1862)
'A Musical Instrument' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1862)

'A Man's Requirements' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1846)
'A Man's Requirements' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1846)

Love Poems: Sonnet 44 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1850)
Sonnet 44 from Sonnets from the Portuguese by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1850)

Love Poems: Sonnet 21 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1850)
Sonnet 21 from Sonnets from the Portuguese by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1850)

Love Poems: Sonnet 14 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1850)
Sonnet 14 from Sonnets from the Portuguese by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1850)

'Irreparableness' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1845)
'Irreparableness' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1845)

'Grief' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1844)
'Grief' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1844)

'A Thought for a Lonely Death-Bed' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1845)
'A Thought for a Lonely Death-Bed' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1845)

'The Best Thing in the World' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1855)
'The Best Thing in the World' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1855)

Library: Poems by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Our library of poem texts -- selected poems by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, in chronological order.

'An ABC' by Geoffrey Chaucer
'An ABC' by Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1375)

'Hymn VII, To the Rose' by Sir John Davies
'Hymn VII, To the Rose' by Sir John Davies (from Hymns of Astraea, 1599)

'Hymn III, To the Spring' by Sir John Davies
'Hymn III, To the Spring' by Sir John Davies (from Hymns of Astraea, 1599)

'Hymn I, Of Astraea' by Sir John Davies
'Hymn I, Of Astraea' by Sir John Davies (from Hymns of Astraea, 1599)

'London' by William Blake
'London' by William Blake (from Songs of Experience, 1794)

'A Boat Beneath a Sunny Sky' from Alice Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
'A Boat Beneath a Sunny Sky' from Alice Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll (1871)

'An Acrostic' by Edgar Allan Poe
'An Acrostic' by Edgar Allan Poe (1829)

'Scots Wha Hae' by Robert Burns (1793)
'Song—A Man's a Man for a' that' by Robert Burns (1793)

Library: Poems by Robert Burns
Our library of poem texts -- selected poems by Robert Burns, in chronological order.

'Song—A Man's a Man for a' that' by Robert Burns (1797)
'Song—A Man's a Man for a' that' by Robert Burns (1797)

'The Soldier's Return: A Ballad' by Robert Burns (1793)
'The Soldier's Return: A Ballad' by Robert Burns (1793)

'Song—Highland Mary' by Robert Burns (1799)
'Song—Highland Mary' by Robert Burns (1799)

'Tam O'Shanter' by Robert Burns (1791)
'Tam O'Shanter' by Robert Burns (1791)

'Song—Farewell to the Highlands' by Robert Burns (1789)
'Song—Farewell to the Highlands' by Robert Burns (1789)

'Song—Auld Lang Syne' by Robert Burns (1788)
'Song—Auld Lang Syne' by Robert Burns (1788)

'Address To a Haggis' by Robert Burns (1786)
'Address To a Haggis' by Robert Burns (1786)

'To a Mountain Daisy' by Robert Burns (1786)
'To a Mountain Daisy' by Robert Burns (1786)

'To a Louse' by Robert Burns (1786)
'To a Louse' by Robert Burns (1786)

'Address To the Devil' by Robert Burns (1786)
'Address To the Devil' by Robert Burns (1786)

'To a Mouse' by Robert Burns (1786)
'To a Mouse' by Robert Burns (1786)

'John Barleycorn: A Ballad' by Robert Burns (1782)
'John Barleycorn: A Ballad' by Robert Burns (1782)

Winter Poems: 'Winter: A Dirge' by Robert Burns (1781)
'Winter: A Dirge' by Robert Burns (1781)

Love Poems: 'Song—A Red, Red Rose' by Robert Burns (1794)
'Song—A Red, Red Rose' by Robert Burns (1794)

Warrior's Word-Hoard: A Guide to the Anglo-Saxon epic poem, Beowulf
Notes on context, form and content, commentary and quotations on the anonymous Anglo-Saxon epic poem, Beowulf (manuscript c. 1010).

Beowulf, I. The Passing of Scyld
Old English text of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf (c. 1100), with modern translation by Francis B. Gummere (1910), Part I. The Passing of Scyld

Beowulf, II. The Hall Heorot
Old English text of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf (c. 1100), with modern translation by Francis B. Gummere (1910), Part II. The Hall Heorot

Beowulf, III. Grendel’s Visits
Old English text of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf (c. 1100), with modern translation by Francis B. Gummere (1910), Part III. Grendel’s Visits

Beowulf, IV. Hygelac’s Thane
Old English text of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf (c. 1100), with modern translation by Francis B. Gummere (1910), Part IV. Hygelac’s Thane

Beowulf, V. The Errand
Old English text of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf (c. 1100), with modern translation by Francis B. Gummere (1910), Part V. The Errand

Beowulf, VI. Beowulf’s Speech
Old English text of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf (c. 1100), with modern translation by Francis B. Gummere (1910), Part VI. Beowulf’s Speech

Beowulf, VII. Hrothgar’s Welcome
Old English text of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf (c. 1100), with modern translation by Francis B. Gummere (1910), Part VII. Hrothgar’s Welcome

Beowulf, VIII. Hrothgar Tells of Grendel
Old English text of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf (c. 1100), with modern translation by Francis B. Gummere (1910), Part VIII. Hrothgar Tells of Grendel

Beowulf, IX. Hunferth Objects to Beowulf
Old English text of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf (c. 1100), with modern translation by Francis B. Gummere (1910), Part IX. Hunferth Objects to Beowulf

Beowulf, X. Beowulf’s Contest with Breca, The Feast
Old English text of the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf (c. 1100), with modern translation by Francis B. Gummere (1910), Part X. Beowulf’s Contest with Breca, The Feast

“Rabbi Ben Ezra” by Robert Browning
“Rabbi Ben Ezra” by Robert Browning (1864)

'When We Two Parted' by George Gordon, Lord Byron
'When We Two Parted' by George Gordon, Lord Byron (1808)

'Written After Swimming from Sestos to Abydos' by George Gordon, Lord Byron
'Written After Swimming from Sestos to Abydos' by George Gordon, Lord Byron (1810)

'Stanzas for Music' by George Gordon, Lord Byron
'Stanzas for Music' by George Gordon, Lord Byron (1815)

'She Walks in Beauty' by George Gordon, Lord Byron
'She Walks in Beauty' by George Gordon, Lord Byron (1815)

'The Destruction of Sennacherib' by George Gordon, Lord Byron
'The Destruction of Sennacherib' by George Gordon, Lord Byron (1815)

'Prometheus' by George Gordon, Lord Byron
'Prometheus' by George Gordon, Lord Byron (1816)

'Lachin Y Gair' by George Gordon, Lord Byron
'Lachin Y Gair' by George Gordon, Lord Byron (1807)

'I Would I Were a Careless Child' by George Gordon, Lord Byron
'I Would I Were a Careless Child' by George Gordon, Lord Byron (1807)

'So We'll Go no More a Roving' by George Gordon, Lord Byron
'So We'll Go no More a Roving' by George Gordon, Lord Byron (1830)

'Farewell to the Muse' by George Gordon, Lord Byron
'Farewell to the Muse' by George Gordon, Lord Byron (1832)

'Euthanasia' by George Gordon, Lord Byron
'Euthanasia' by George Gordon, Lord Byron (1811)

'Churchill's Grave' by George Gordon, Lord Byron
'Churchill's Grave' by George Gordon, Lord Byron (1816)

'Epistle to Augusta' by George Gordon, Lord Byron
'Epistle to Augusta' by George Gordon, Lord Byron (1830)

'And Wilt Thou Weep When I Am Low?' by George Gordon, Lord Byron
'And Wilt Thou Weep When I Am Low?' by George Gordon, Lord Byron (1808)

'And Thou Art Dead, As Young and Fair' by George Gordon, Lord Byron
'And Thou Art Dead, As Young and Fair' by George Gordon, Lord Byron (1812)

'On This Day I Complete My Thirty-Sixth Year' by George Gordon, Lord Byron
'On This Day I Complete My Thirty-Sixth Year' by George Gordon, Lord Byron (1824)

'I Saw Thee Weep' by George Gordon, Lord Byron
'I Saw Thee Weep' by George Gordon, Lord Byron (1815)

Library: Poems by George Gordon, Lord Byron
Our library of poem texts -- selected poems by George Gordon, Lord Byron, in chronological order.

'Darkness' by George Gordon, Lord Byron
'Darkness' by George Gordon, Lord Byron (1816)

'The Conqueror Worm' by Edgar Allan Poe
'The Conqueror Worm' by Edgar Allan Poe (1843)

'The Coliseum' by Edgar Allan Poe
'The Coliseum' by Edgar Allan Poe (1835)

'The Bells' by Edgar Allan Poe
'The Bells' by Edgar Allan Poe (1849)

'Song' by Edgar Allan Poe
'Song' by Edgar Allan Poe (1827)

'Romance' by Edgar Allan Poe
'Romance' by Edgar Allan Poe (1845)

'Evening Star' by Edgar Allan Poe
'Evening Star' by Edgar Allan Poe (1827)

'Dream-Land' by Edgar Allan Poe
'Dream-Land' by Edgar Allan Poe (1844)

Library: Poems by Edgar Allan Poe
Our library of poem texts -- selected poems by Edgar Allan Poe, in chronological order.

'A Valentine' by Edgar Allan Poe
'A Valentine' by Edgar Allan Poe (1848)

'A Dream' by Edgar Allan Poe
'A Dream' by Edgar Allan Poe (1829)

'Eldorado' by Edgar Allan Poe
'Eldorado' by Edgar Allan Poe (1849)

'A Dream within a Dream' by Edgar Allan Poe
'A Dream within a Dream' by Edgar Allan Poe (1850)

Library: Poems by William Butler Yeats
Our library of poem texts -- selected poems by William Butler Yeats, in chronological order.

Library: Poems by William Wordsworth
Our library of poem texts -- selected poems by William Wordsworth, in chronological order.

“Lucy Gray” by William Wordsworth
“Lucy Gray” by William Wordsworth (1799)

“Nutting” by William Wordsworth
“Nutting” by William Wordsworth (1799)

“She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways” by William Wordsworth
“She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways” by William Wordsworth (1799)

“Song for the Wandering Jew” by William Wordsworth
“Song for the Wandering Jew” by William Wordsworth (1800)

“My Heart Leaps Up” by William Wordsworth
“My Heart Leaps Up” by William Wordsworth (1802)

“The Solitary Reaper” by William Wordsworth
“The Solitary Reaper” by William Wordsworth (1803)

“I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” by William Wordsworth
“I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” by William Wordsworth (1804)

“To a Skylark” by William Wordsworth
“To a Skylark” by William Wordsworth (1805)

“The World Is Too Much With Us” by William Wordsworth
“The World Is Too Much With Us” by William Wordsworth (1806)

“Ode: Intimations of Immortality” by William Wordsworth
“Ode: Intimations of Immortality” by William Wordsworth (1807)

Library: Poems by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Our library of poem texts -- selected poems by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, in chronological order.

Dreaming of Xanadu: A Guide to Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem “Kubla Khan”
Notes on context, form and content, commentary and quotations on Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem “Kubla Khan” (1798).

“Kubla Khan” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“Kubla Khan” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1798)

“The Æolian Harp” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“The Æolian Harp” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1796)

“Christabel” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“Christabel” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1797)

“The Nightingale” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“The Nightingale” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1798)

“Work Without Hope” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“Work Without Hope” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1825)

“Song” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“Song” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1828)

“Youth and Age” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“Youth and Age” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1834)

“Epitaph” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“Epitaph” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1834)

Library: Poems by Robert Frost
Our library of poem texts -- selected poems by Robert Frost, in chronological order.

“The Kitchen Chimney” by Robert Frost
“The Kitchen Chimney” by Robert Frost (1923)

The “Tricky” Poem: A Guide to Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken”
Notes on form and content, commentary and annotations on Robert Frost’s beloved but “tricky” poem, “The Road Not Taken” (published in his 1920 collection, Mountain Interval).

“The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost
“The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost (1920)

“Putting in the Seed” by Robert Frost
“Putting in the Seed” by Robert Frost (1920)

“Meeting and Passing” by Robert Frost
“Meeting and Passing” by Robert Frost (1920)

“Fragmentary Blue” by Robert Frost
“Fragmentary Blue” by Robert Frost (1920)

“Fire and Ice” by Robert Frost
“Fire and Ice” by Robert Frost (1920)

Poems for Fall: “The Oven Bird” by Robert Frost
“The Oven Bird” by Robert Frost (1920)

“Bond and Free” by Robert Frost
“Bond and Free” by Robert Frost (1920)

Christmas Poems: “Christmas Trees” by Robert Frost
“Christmas Trees” by Robert Frost (1920)

“Mending Wall” by Robert Frost
“Mending Wall” by Robert Frost (1915)

“The Death of the Hired Man” by Robert Frost
“The Death of the Hired Man” by Robert Frost (1915)

“Going for Water” by Robert Frost
“Going for Water” by Robert Frost (1915)

“After Apple Picking” by Robert Frost
“After Apple Picking” by Robert Frost (1915)

“Mowing” by Robert Frost
“Mowing” by Robert Frost (1915)

“This Lime Tree Bower My Prison” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“This Lime Tree Bower My Prison” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1797)

“The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1798)

“Frost at Midnight” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“Frost at Midnight” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1798)

Love Poems: “Love” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“Love” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1799)

“Apologia Pro Vita Sua” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“Apologia Pro Vita Sua” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1800)

“Dejection: An Ode” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“Dejection: An Ode” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1802)

Memory and Nature: A Guide to William Wordsworth’s “Tintern Abbey”
Notes on context, form and content, commentary and quotations on William Wordsworth’s poem “Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey” (1798).

“Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey” by William Wordsworth
“Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey” by William Wordsworth (1798)

“Lines Left upon a Seat in a Yew-tree” by William Wordsworth
“Lines Left upon a Seat in a Yew-tree” by William Wordsworth (1795)

“We Are Seven” by William Wordsworth
“We Are Seven” by William Wordsworth (1798)

“Her Eyes Are Wild” by William Wordsworth
“Her Eyes Are Wild” by William Wordsworth (1798)

“Influence of Natural Objects” by William Wordsworth
“Influence of Natural Objects” by William Wordsworth (1799)

Things Fall Apart: A Guide to W. B. Yeats’ “The Second Coming”
Notes on context, form and content, commentary and quotations on William Butler Yeats’ poem “The Second Coming” (1920).

“The Lake Isle of Innisfree” by William Butler Yeats
“The Lake Isle of Innisfree” by William Butler Yeats (1893)

“The Stolen Child” by William Butler Yeats
“The Stolen Child” by William Butler Yeats (1889)

“When You Are Old” by William Butler Yeats
“When You Are Old” by William Butler Yeats (1893)

“The Song of Wandering Aengus” by William Butler Yeats
“The Song of Wandering Aengus” by William Butler Yeats (1899)

“Adam’s Curse” by William Butler Yeats
“Adam’s Curse” by William Butler Yeats (1904)

“No Second Troy” by William Butler Yeats
“No Second Troy” by William Butler Yeats (1910)

“A Drinking Song” by William Butler Yeats
“A Drinking Song” by William Butler Yeats (1910)

“The Wild Swans at Coole” by William Butler Yeats
“The Wild Swans at Coole” by William Butler Yeats (1919)

“Easter, 1916” by William Butler Yeats
“Easter, 1916” by William Butler Yeats (1921)

“A Prayer on Going into My House” by William Butler Yeats
“A Prayer on Going into My House” by William Butler Yeats (1921)

“The Second Coming” by William Butler Yeats
“The Second Coming” by William Butler Yeats (1920)

“A Prayer for My Daughter” by William Butler Yeats
“A Prayer for My Daughter” by William Butler Yeats (1921)

“A Prayer for My Son” by William Butler Yeats
“A Prayer for My Son” by William Butler Yeats (1928)

“Sailing To Byzantium” by William Butler Yeats
“Sailing To Byzantium” by William Butler Yeats (1928)

“Among School Children” by William Butler Yeats
“Among School Children” by William Butler Yeats (1928)

Allen Ginsberg’s American Sentences
An introduction to Allen Ginsberg’s variation on haiku, The American Sentences: “One sentence, 17 syllables, end of story. It makes for a rush of a poem....”

“Song of Myself” by Walt Whitman
“Song of Myself” by Walt Whitman (from Leaves of Grass, 1900)

“The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe
“The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe (1845)

“To Helen” by Edgar Allan Poe
“To Helen” by Edgar Allan Poe (1831)

“Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allan Poe
“Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allan Poe (1849)

“Alone” by Edgar Allan Poe
“Alone” by Edgar Allan Poe (1829)

Burning Questions: A Guide to William Blake's "The Tyger"
Notes on context, form and content, commentary and quotations on William Blake's poem "The Tyger" from Songs of Experience (1794).

“The Tyger” by William Blake
“The Tyger” by William Blake (from Songs of Experience, 1794)

“The Lamb” by William Blake
“The Lamb” by William Blake (from Songs of Innocence, 1789)

“The Tay Bridge Disaster” by William Topaz McGonagall
“The Tay Bridge Disaster” by William Topaz McGonagall (1879)

Concrete Poetry/VisPo
A collection of poems in which the art is visual, and the typographical arrangement is as much a part of the poem's meaning as other more traditional poetic techniques -- including examples by Rinaldo Rasa, Alan Sondheim, Tree Riesener, and an anonymous Web poet.

Finding Gravitas (Origins of a Poem)
Michael Warr recalls the commission, conception & making of the praise poem he wrote in memory of his mentor, Fred Fine (1914 - 2004): "Gravitas."

Index of poems by poet name
A comprehensive listing of the poems scattered throughout the pages of the About Poetry Web site, indexed by poet’s name.

Archive of IBPC winners
Winning poems chosen by the rotating judges in the monthly InterBoard Poetry Competition.

Archive of IBPC entries
The poems chosen to represent our About Poetry Forum in the monthly InterBoard Poetry Competition.