Favorite Poet

[anu_]

[quote="Dragonflytears"]Henry Wadsworth Longfellow:

I shot an arrow into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For, so swiftly it flew, the sight
Could not follow it in its flight.

I breathed a song into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For who has sight so keen and strong,
That it can follow the flight of song?

Long, long afterward, in an oak
I found the arrow, still unbroke;
And the song, from beginning to end,
I found again in the heart of a friend.


** my Grandmother had given me a poetry book about friendship when I was a little girl. This poem was my favourite. I get goosebumps when I recite it. It has so much meaning...[/quote

Wow, amazing!

My personal favorite is Emily Dickinson. Her ability to write about a great idea in least words, simply wins my heart.

Success is counted sweetest by those who never succeed is my all time favorite.

[Bighuey]

I always liked that poem, its one of the few poems that I can understand.

[CashJames]

Pablo Neruda, to draw out my sap.

[Nhocngamy]

ok i think so

[GL_Mcee1790]

william shakesphere he is really good for me and all his poem are really great and the meaning awesome

[El_greco]

I'd have to say Rimbaud and Baudelaire.

[kbjones24]

Edgar Allan Poe- because he just makes sense.

[Timpane]

I not ever could get into The Raven but I like The Conquerer Worm and the one about the town under the ocean, I dont recall the title of it.

[Luxon17]

I would have to go with Edgar Allan Poe.

[Ant]

I would have to go with war poets...Rupert Brooke and Wilfred Owen. Their words are are so raw they really touch you when you consider some of their work was actually written while they were in the trenches, waiting to go "over the top".

[RuqeeD]

I would have to go with war poets...Rupert Brooke and Wilfred Owen. Their words are are so raw they really touch you when you consider some of their work was actually written while they were in the trenches, waiting to go "over the top".

We had to study Wilfred Owen in school. The one that really hit me was Dulce et Decorum est. Those last four lines are so profound, felt like he summed up the whole war in those lines.

[Bighuey]

I agree with Luxon17. Im not much into poetry, but I like Poe.

[Dominic]

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
Juana was a voracious reader in her early childhood, hiding in the hacienda chapel to read her grandfather's books from the adjoining library. She composed her first poem when she was eight years old.

Stéphane Mallarmé
In the 1880s, Mallarmé was at the center of a group of French writers including Andre Gide, Paul Valéry and Marcel Proust that he referred to as "The Decadents."

Thomas Merton
Merton published nearly 50 books in his lifetime. Inspired by Gerard Manley Hopkins' conversion to Catholicism and the priesthood, Merton was baptized in 1938, and began studying the catechism of the Catholic church.

Geoffrey Chaucer
Now considered the "Father of English literature," Chaucer held several positions early in his life, serving as a noblewoman's page, a courtier, a diplomat, a civil servant, and a collector of scrap metal.

Petrarch
A celebrity throughout Europe, Petrarch travelled widely for pleasure and is sometimes called "the first tourist." Known for his work reviving interest in classical literature, Petrarch is also considered the "father of Humanism."

Rachel Wetzsteon
In a New York Times feature article about the poet, her work is described as "hard-edged yet sinuous, rich with feeling yet unsentimental." She recently passed away on December 25, 2009.

[larsenreviews]

I love Robert Louis Stevenson. His poetry is clever and I can relate to it. My favorite, "Bed in Summer", captures what it feels like as a child to go to bed while it's still light outside.

[softprerna]

William Shakspear is the best writter.