Someone is always at my elbow reminding me that I am the granddaughter of slaves.
Although “If” remains Kipling’s most abiding poem, here are four other poems to celebrate his poetic contribution on his birthday.
A celebration of Christmas for many of us around the world is incomplete without a reading of this abiding classic.
Milton’s poems are a deep dive into his spirituality, tinged with hope, love and suffering, often ruminating on philosophical matters.
Rossetti’s poems are not just a homage to nature but her very own indomitable nature that sings true even to this day.
Rilke spoke openly and with great insight into the human experience of pain and joy, good and evil and the amalgamate of these.
William Blake was born on November 28, 1757, and these four poems represent his richly symbolic style.
Louis Aragon was born on 3rd October, 1897. Here is a classic poem by him to celebrate this powerhouse of the surrealist movement in France.
Here is a classic poem to celebrate the birth of one of the greatest writers of Southern literature, William Faulkner.
Charles Williams was born on 20 September 1886. To celebrate the birthday of this iconic writer, here is a prominent poem by him.
The True-Born Englishman defends King William III, who was Dutch-born, against xenophobic attacks by his political enemies in England.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was born on 28th August, 1749. Here is a poem written by him to celebrate the greatest writer in German language.
Moon came to the forge in her petticoat of nard The boy looks and looks the boy looks at the Moon In the turbulent air
Dramatis Personae Subtle, the Alchemist. Face, the Housekeeper. Dol Common, their Colleague. Dapper, a Lawyer's Clerk. Drugger, a Tobacco Man. Lovewit, Master of the House.
‘NOW, what I want is, Facts. Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant nothing else, and root
I wonder, by my troth, what thou and I Did, till we loved? Were we not weaned till then? But sucked on country pleasures, childishly?
