I think Dylan Thomas is one of my favourite poets - I love how he puts words together. I like the villanelle stucture of this one.

( Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night )

There aren't many poems that I can think of off-hand that are genuinely sinister, but this is one of them.

( Stuffed )

There are some poems that I like just for the rhythm of the words - I can get carried off by them into the beat. As well as being one of those, this poem is about a Scottish burn that runs down into Loch Lomond (I have actually been to the location and seen it) so it makes me all nostalgic ( Read more... )

I love the mood of this poem - it is so peaceful.

( The Lake Isle of Innisfree )

I don't have a huge amount of poems written by that famous author A Nonymous but they tend to be the older ones. This one was written in the 13th century ( Read more... )

There are a lot of poems that I was aware of, or knew lines from, before I ever read the full version. Writers like Dorothy L. Sayers, P.G. Wodehouse and even Terry Pratchett use quotes and allusions and sometimes I'll read the source later on and get a nice little ring of recognition ( Read more... )

WWI poetry is something that everyone I knew seemed to study at school. We didn't do a huge amount, but this poem was one that we did study in detail and it made quite an impression. I know the third verse off by heart because the imagery is so strong I just couldn't forget it.

( Dulce et Decorum est )

Continuing my personal poetry anthology with a poem by a pilot.

( High Flight )

I've been inspired by the recent poetry meme that went around - you see, I have a lot of favourite poems. I used to get anthologies out of the library and copy out the poems I liked the most. A couple of years doing that, and I've got four and a half A5 notebooks to the tune of 291 poems (I counted earlier because I was curious ( Read more... )

When you see this, post your favorite poem in your journal.

Gah, just one? I have lots of favourite poems. But the first one I thought of when I saw this was
( And Death Shall Have No Dominion - Dylan Thomas )