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.

A Dream within a Dream

Poe’s existential reflection on reality and illusion — an analysis of time, loss, and the limits of perception.

The Haunted Palace

A poetic allegory of lost reason — analysis of imagery, rhythm, and Poe’s architecture of the mind.

Sonnet 116

Shakespeare’s timeless definition of love that 'alters not' — with analysis of form, argument, and philosophical depth.

Kubla Khan

A visionary fragment of pleasure‑domes and prophecy — analysis of imagery, sound, and the myth of poetic creation.

The Charge of the Light Brigade

Analysis of Tennyson’s The Charge of the Light Brigade, revealing its rhythm, heroism, and the tragic courage behind the Crimean War charge.

The Tyger

William Blake’s 'The Tyger' examines the mystery of creation and the paradox of innocence and experience through its fiery imagery and rhythmic power.

Howl

Enter Allen Ginsberg’s Howl — a visionary outcry of madness, passion, and rebellion that redefined American poetry and free expression.

No Man Is An Island

John Donne’s timeless meditation on human unity and mortality — a profound reminder that all souls are connected.

The Waste Land

Eliot’s “The Waste Land” reshapes modern poetry with its haunting vision of despair, renewal, and fractured faith.

Still I Rise

An in-depth analysis of Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise,” exploring how the poem transforms personal pain into collective triumph.