National Poetry Month

It is National Poetry Month! I totally spaced out and forgot about it, but I do want to share a few poems I've enjoyed over the years. I couldn't resist the urge to comment a bit on the poems, though I always feel weirdly embarrassed commenting on poetry. I think I'm just afraid of sounding pretentious. *iz a dork* Oh well. Enjoy!


( Philip Larkin - This Be The Verse )

I'm sure everyone has seen this one before, but I love it. One of my all-time favorites.


( William Butler Yeats - A Drinking Song )

I am terribly fond of Yeats, and I love this poem for its brevity and simplicity.


( William Butler Yeats - Sailing to Byzantium )

This one has a wonderful, almost musical, rhythm to it, and makes me visualize a fabulous, ethereal setting. It makes me feel peaceful somehow.


( Wallace Stevens - Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird )

I know I've mentioned my adoration of this poem on this journal before, but I can't help but say it again. This poem blows me away every time I read it, and makes me want to be a poet. I wish I could compose something like this.


( Robert Frost - Fire and Ice )

Another poem that I love for its simplicity. I'm not a huge Robert Frost fan, but I do love this one. So succint, and so powerful.