from: In Memoriam A.H.H. by Alfred Lord Tennyson XXVIII The time draws near the birth of Christ:...
Classic Poets
The Oxen by Thomas Hardy Christmas Eve, and twelve of the clock. ‘Now they are all on...
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) was one of the most influential and innovative American poets of the 19th century
Wisdom by Sara Teasdale It was a night of early spring, The winter-sleep was scarcely broken; Around...
AUTUMN by Rainer Maria Rilke The leaves fall, fall as from far, Like distant gardens withered in...
Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906) was an influential African American poet, novelist, and playwright during the late 19th...
Walt Whitman (1819-1892) was one of the most influential and innovative poets of the 19th century. He...
William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878) was an American romantic poet, journalist, and influential editor. Born in Massachusetts,
The Sphinx, a mythical creature, poses philosophical questions about the mysteries of humanity and the universe that...
The poem's unnamed narrator is alone at night feeling sad and weak as he pores over old...
