What jumps into your mind when you think of the most famous poems ever written? Shakespearean love poems? Something longer that you might find in a poetry book? Maybe something by Poe or Dickinson?
But the best poems are as visceral and affective as any lyrics ... So here, for your enjoyment, is a list of what I consider the ten most metal poems. Rather than comment on why they’re metal, I ...
The poem is about the loss of a beloved friend ... speech without realising they’re actually quoting one of the most famous British writers. Image caption, Two roads diverged in a wood, and ...
Among Rossetti’s best known poems is this short work about one of the plants most associated with the Christmas season. Our idea of what Santa Claus looks like comes from a variety of places ...
His poem Love In Their Little Veins Inspires is about the seasonal nature of love in birds. Nicholas Rowe was a popular figure in eighteenth-century literary circles and a great friend of poet ...
This was one of Nicolson's most popular poems Gossip travels fast, and the word went out that this poet, so knowledgeable about Indian customs and lore, had committed sati - an ancient ...