20 "I Am Not Yours," by Sara Teasdale Not all love poems are about idyllic love. Some are about the longing for love. In "I Am Not Yours," the poet describes her desire for the opposite kind of relationship than the lopsided one she's in. ...
Shakespeare) to the Romantics (Schiller, Wordsworth, Shelley, Keats) to the 20th Century giants (Pound, Eliot, Frost, Stevens) down to the present day (Ginsberg, Plath, Angelou). Each poem is introduced by a brief head note which details the poet's life history as well as the poem's ...
For good measure, there’s also a hot solo, using slide this time, in “Waitin’ for the Bus,” the other half of this medley. 84: Chicago: Poem 58 (Solo: Terry Kath) Plenty of musicians admired Chicago’s axeman Terry Kath, who really delivers here. This is a two-part song, ...
Never let the facts get in the way of a good opera. In Verdi’sDon Carlos, based on a Schiller poem, the eponymous hero is an admirable, steadfast prince who champions the oppressed people of Flanders. Whereas in reality, the son of Philip II of Spain was an odious, unbalanced character...
What are the best epic poems of all time? This list includes classic epic poems such asThe Odyssey, The Iliad, Paradise Lost, andAeneid. An epic poem is a lengthy, narrative poem containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation. Homer is probably the most ...
(Shakespeare, Donne, Dante) to the Romantics (Shelly, Keats, Wordsworth) and 20th century giants (Frost, Lorca, Graves), right down to the present day (Viorst, Patchen, Neruda). Each poem features a brief introduction, which details the poet's life history as well as the poem's ...
Like all good things we know can never last, Too soon we'll see the end of you and me. Despite the days and realms that we amassed, Our time has passed.This is an interesting poem, not only because it's sad and lovely, but because the poet, Kevin Nicholas Roberts, claimed to be...
Featured on Simon & Garfunkel’s swan song, Bridge Over Troubled Water, The Boxer begins as a lilting folk poem and builds to a shattering, thunderous conclusion. When it first appeared, it was widely assumed that the lyrics concerning a “poor boy” who arrives in New York City were about...
It is loosely based on Parzival by Wolfram von Eschenbach, a 13th-century epic poem of the Arthurian knight Parzival and his quest for the Holy Grail. Wagner first conceived the work in April 1857 but did not finish it until twenty-five years later. It was Wagner's last completed opera ...
If you're looking for a love poem to read at your wedding or write in a card to your special someone, or maybe you're just in a romantic mood—read on for a list of the best love poems of all time. Whether you're looking for poems about love that are beautiful and deep or sill...