Introduction Why Poets Write About Life Famous Poems About Life You may also enjoy: “O Me! O Life!” — Walt Whitman Oh me! Oh life! of the questions of these recurring, Of the endless trains of the faithless, of cities fill’d with the foolish, Of myself forever reproaching myself, (for who more foolish than I, … Read more
Introduction Christian Poetry and Religious Verse Famous Christian Poems You may also enjoy: “Love (III)” — George Herbert Love bade me welcome: yet my soul drew back, Guilty of dust and sin.But quick-eyed Love, observing me grow slack From my first entrance in,Drew nearer to me, sweetly questioning If I lacked anything. “A guest,” I … Read more
Introduction Why Poetry Speaks to Loss Famous Poems About Losing a Loved One You may also enjoy: “Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep” — Mary Elizabeth Frye Do not stand at my grave and weepI am not there. I do not sleep.I am a thousand winds that blow.I am the diamond glints on … Read more
Introduction Why Poetry Can Bring Comfort in Grief Famous Poems to Comfort the Grieving You may also enjoy: “Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep” — Mary Elizabeth Frye Do not stand at my grave and weepI am not there. I do not sleep.I am a thousand winds that blow.I am the diamond glints … Read more
Introduction How Poets Have Written About Women’s Strength Famous Poems About Women’s Strength You may also enjoy: “The Cry of the Children” — Elizabeth Barrett Browning “Pheu pheu, ti prosderkesthe m ommasin, tekna;” [Alas, alas, why do you gaze at me with your eyes, my children.] —Medea. Do you hear the children weeping, O my brothers,Before … Read more
