Poems

Explore a growing archive of the world’s greatest poems, from the classical to the modern age. Each poem is presented in its original text, paired with thoughtful analysis and historical context. Whether you’re rediscovering the familiar or reading a timeless voice for the first time, these works reveal how poetry captures what endures in language — feeling, memory, and the shape of thought.

Mending Wall

“Mending Wall” stages a spring ritual of repair as an argument about custom. The speaker mocks his neighbor’s proverb even as he performs the labor that…

Fire and Ice

Frost’s “Fire and Ice” weighs desire and hate as forces of destruction, distilling apocalypse into nine lines of icy wit.

Nothing Gold Can Stay

Robert Frost’s “Nothing Gold Can Stay” captures the fleeting beauty of youth, nature, and innocence — a timeless meditation on impermanence.

The Road Not Taken

Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” explores the complexity of choice and the stories we tell about our lives.