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.

Sonnet 87

Explore Shakespeare’s Sonnet 87, a meditation on love’s fragility, personal merit, and the bittersweet art of letting go. Discover its meaning and themes.

Sonnet 10

Explore Shakespeare’s Sonnet 10, where beauty carries moral responsibility. Discover its meaning, themes, and lessons on selfishness, legacy, and love.

Sonnet 70

Explore Shakespeare’s Sonnet 70, where beauty provokes both praise and envy. Discover its meaning, themes, and lessons on dignity and resilience.

Sonnet 9

Explore Shakespeare’s Sonnet 9, where beauty and responsibility collide. Discover its meaning, themes, and the moral message about legacy and immortality.

Sonnet 83

Explore Shakespeare’s Sonnet 83, where silence becomes the truest form of praise. Discover its meaning, themes, and insight into art’s limitations.

Sonnet 75

Explore Shakespeare’s Sonnet 75, a vivid meditation on love, desire, and emotional hunger. Discover its meaning, themes, and poetic beauty.

Sonnet 58

Discover Shakespeare’s Sonnet 58, a haunting meditation on love, power, and waiting. Explore its meaning, themes, and emotional depth.

Sonnet 82

Explore Shakespeare’s Sonnet 82 with the full poem, summary, and in-depth analysis of its themes of truth, flattery, and artistic integrity.

Eldorado

Edgar Allan Poe’s “Eldorado” tells of a knight’s lifelong search for a mythical city, symbolizing humanity’s eternal quest for meaning.

Sonnet 73

In “Sonnet 73,” Shakespeare reflects on aging, mortality, and the strength of love in the face of time’s decay.