An Essay on Criticism

Explore Alexander Pope’s Essay on Criticism with a detailed analysis of taste, judgment, literary rules, and the art of evaluating poetry.

Eloisa to Abelard

Explore Alexander Pope’s Eloisa to Abelard with a detailed analysis of forbidden love, memory, and spiritual conflict.

With Rue My Heart Is Laden

Read A. E. Housman’s With Rue My Heart Is Laden with the full poem and an in-depth analysis of youth, loss, and the ache of remembrance.

Loveliest of Trees

Explore A. E. Housman’s Loveliest of Trees with its full poem and an in-depth analysis of beauty, time, and life’s fleeting seasons.

The Lady of Shalott

The complete 1842 text of The Lady of Shalott with a detailed analysis of its themes, symbolism, and legacy.

A Red, Red Rose

Explore Robert Burns’s A Red, Red Rose, a timeless love poem blending folk charm and lyrical beauty in an ode to enduring affection.

In Flanders Fields

Explore John McCrae’s “In Flanders Fields,” the 1915 World War I poem that inspired the red poppy as a lasting symbol of remembrance.
Marble bust of the Roman poet Virgil, depicting him with calm, idealized features and short, curled hair in the classical Roman style.

Virgil

Explore the life and legacy of Virgil, Rome’s greatest poet and author of The Aeneid, whose epic vision of fate and duty shaped Western literature for…
Marble bust of Sappho, the ancient Greek lyric poet, depicted with serene features and wavy hair, symbolizing her enduring poetic grace.

Sappho

Explore the life and legacy of Sappho, the Greek poet of Lesbos whose lyrical verses on love and longing earned her the title “Tenth Muse.”
Marble statue of the Roman poet Ovid, depicted seated in thoughtful repose, draped in a toga, symbolizing his exile and reflective nature.

Ovid

Discover the life and legacy of Ovid, the Roman poet whose Metamorphoses and Art of Love transformed myth and emotion into timeless expressions of human…
Photograph of Matthew Arnold, Victorian poet and critic, seated in formal dress with a thoughtful expression.

Matthew Arnold

Explore the life and legacy of Matthew Arnold, the Victorian poet and critic whose reflective verse and cultural writings sought moral clarity in an age…
Portrait of Matsuo Bashō by Katsushika Hokusai, depicting the Edo-period poet in simple robes with a serene, reflective expression.

Matsuo Basho

Discover the life and legacy of Matsuo Bashō, the Edo-period master of haiku whose poetic journeys transformed nature, travel, and mindfulness into…