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Here are some of the most-loved poems in the English language, chosen not merely for their popularity, but for their literary quality as well. Dating from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, these splendid poems remain evergreen in their capacity to engage our minds and refresh our spirits.
Among them are Marlowe: "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love"; Shakespeare: "Sonnet XVIII" ("Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"); Donne: "Holy Sonnet X" ("Death, be not proud"); Marvell: "To His Coy Mistress"; Wordsworth: "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"; Shelley: "Ode to the West Wind"; Longfellow: "The Children's Hour"; Poe: "The Raven"; Tennyson: "The Charge of the Light Brigade"; Whitman: "O Captain! My Captain!"; Dickinson: "This Is My Letter to the World"; Yeats: "When You Are Old"; Frost: "The Road Not Taken"; Millay: "First Fig."
Works by many other poets — Milton, Blake, Burns, Coleridge, Byron, Keats, Emerson, the Brownings, Hardy, Housman, Kipling, Pound, and Auden among them — are included in this treasury, a perfect companion for quiet moments of reflection.

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Death, be not proud

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Th Lover Showeth How He Is Forsaken of Such as He Sometime Enjoyed

Adieu, Farewell Earth's Bliss

To His Coy Mistress

She Walks in Beauty and more

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Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold
Musee Des Beaux Arts by Wystan Hugh Auden
The Lamb, Fr. Songs Of Innocence by William Blake
London, Fr. Songs Of Experience by William Blake
The Sick Rose, Fr. Songs Of Experience by William Blake
The Tyger [tiger], Fr. Songs Of Experience by William Blake
Sonnets From The Portuguese: 43 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
My Last Duchess by Robert Browning
Thanatopsis by William Cullen Bryant
A Red, Red Rose by Robert Burns
To A Mouse, On Turning Her Up In Her Nest With The Plough by Robert Burns
The Destruction Of Sennacherib by George Gordon Byron
She Walks In Beauty by George Gordon Byron
Song by George Gordon Byron
Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
50 Poems: 29 by Edward Estlin Cummings
The Chariot by Emily Dickinson
Dying by Emily Dickinson
I'm Nobody! Who Are You by Emily Dickinson
This Is My Letter To The World by Emily Dickinson
Jabberwocky by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
The Good-morrow by John Donne
Holy Sonnet: 10 by John Donne
Holy Sonnet: 14 by John Donne
Concord Hymn; Sung At Completion Of Concord Monument, 1836 by Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening by Robert Frost
Elegy Written In A Country Churchyard by Thomas Gray
Ode On The Death Of A Favourite Cat, Drowned In A Tub by Thomas Gray
The Darkling Thrush by Thomas Hardy
Love (3) by George Herbert
To The Virgins, To Make Much Of Time by Robert Herrick
Upon Julia's Clothes by Robert Herrick
The Chambered Nautilus by Oliver Wendell Holmes
Old Ironsides by Oliver Wendell Holmes
Pied Beauty by Gerard Manley Hopkins
The Windhover: To Christ Our Lord by Gerard Manley Hopkins
A Shropshire Lad: 19. To An Athlete Dying Young by Alfred Edward Housman
Abou Ben Adhem by James Henry Leigh Hunt
Jenny Kissed Me by James Henry Leigh Hunt
On My First Son by Ben Jonson
Song: To Celia by Ben Jonson
La Belle Dame Sans Merci by John Keats
Ode On A Grecian Urn by John Keats
Ode To A Nightingale by John Keats
On First Looking Into Chapman's Homer by John Keats
Sonnet by John Keats
Gunga Din by Rudyard Kipling
If by Rudyard Kipling
Recessional by Rudyard Kipling
The River-merchant's Wife: A Letter by Li Po
The Children's Hour by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The Village Blacksmith by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
To Lucasta, [on] Going To The Wars by Richard Lovelace
The Passionate Shepherd To His Love by Christopher Marlowe
To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell
Lucifer In Starlight by George Meredith
First Fig by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Sonnet: 19. On His Blindness by John Milton
Sonnet: 23. On His Deceased Wife by John Milton
Poetry by Marianne Moore
Summer's Last Will And Testament: A Litany In Time Of Plague by Thomas Nashe
Anthem For Doomed Youth by Wilfred Owen
Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe
The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
To Helen (1) by Edgar Allan Poe
Miniver Cheevy by Edwin Arlington Robinson
Richard Cory by Edwin Arlington Robinson
A Birthday by Christina Georgina Rossetti
Chicago by Carl Sandburg
Fog by Carl Sandburg
Sonnet: 116 by William Shakespeare
Sonnet: 18 by William Shakespeare
Sonnet: 73 by William Shakespeare
Sonnet: 94 by William Shakespeare
Ode To The West Wind by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley
To A Skylark by Percy Bysshe Shelley
The Emperor Of Ice-cream by Wallace Stevens
Underwoods: Book 1: 21. Requiem by Robert Louis Stevenson
Song [or, Orsames' Song] by John Suckling
The Charge Of The Light Brigade by Alfred Tennyson
Crossing The Bar by Alfred Tennyson
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night by Dylan Thomas
Lord Rendal by Anonymous
Sir Patrick Spens by Anonymous
The Retreat by Henry Vaughan
Song by Edmund Waller
I Hear America Singing by Walt Whitman
A Noiseless Patient Spider by Walt Whitman
O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman
Barbara Frietchie by John Greenleaf Whittier
The Red Wheelbarrow by William Carlos Williams
Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802 by William Wordsworth
Daffodils by William Wordsworth
The World; Sonnet by William Wordsworth
The Lover Showeth How He Is Forsaken by Thomas Wyatt
The Lake Isle Of Innisfree by William Butler Yeats
The Second Coming by William Butler Yeats
When You Are Old by William Butler Yeats
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Here are some of the most-loved poems in the English language, chosen not merely for their popularity, but for their literary quality as well. Dating from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, these splendid poems remain evergreen in their capacity to engage our minds and refresh our spirits.
Among them are Marlowe: "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love"; Shakespeare: "Sonnet XVIII" ("Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"); Donne: "Holy Sonnet X" ("Death, be not proud"); Shelley: "Ode to the West Wind"; Longfellow: "The Children's Hour"; Poe: "The Raven"; Tennyson: "The Charge of the Light Brigade"; Whitman: "O Captain! My Captain!"; Dickinson: "This Is My Letter to the World"; Frost: "The Road Not Taken." Works by many other poets—Milton, Blake, Burns, Coleridge, Byron, Keats, Emerson, the Brownings, Hardy, Housman, Kipling, Pound, and Auden among them—are included in this treasury, a perfect companion for quiet moments of reflection.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dover Publications; Dover Thrift Edition (October 4, 1995)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 112 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0486285537
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0486285535
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 11 years and up
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.3 x 7.8 inches

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Jefffsr

A good place to start

Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2023

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I must admit I'm not that fluent in poetic verse. I bought this on a whim long ago and I'm glad I did. Its got a lot of famous poems that everyone has heard at some point. Its kind of like learning to speak a different dialect. You have to read it and immerse yourself in it to get the hang of it. This is a good primer.

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Joseph J. Truncale

A fantastic collection of poems that every poetry lover will welcome.

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This is a volume that all poetry lovers will welcome. Dover Thrift Edition has put out some of the best classics in literature, and at a very modest price. This small but mighty book includes selections from some of the most well-known and best poets. The editor has chosen these poems from the middle ages to the 20th century.

Some of the talented poets in this volume include Frost, Milton, Blake, Shakespeare, Longfellow, Houseman, Keats, Sandburg, Poe, Emerson, Yeats, Dickinson, Whitman, Kipling and many, many others. One of the things I personally love about this volume is the brief introduction on each of the poets. This gives the reader information that makes the poet come alive.

In conclusion, if you love poetry, you will want this small volume in your library. If you are new to poetry, this book can serve as an excellent introduction to some of the greatest poets and their most loved poems.

Rating: 5 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Haiku Moments: How to read, write and enjoy Haiku)

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"The fog comes

on little cat feet.

It sits looking

over the harbor and city

on silent haunches

and then move on."

~Fog, Carl Sandburg

100 Best-Loved Poems presents poems from the Middle Ages to the 20th Century. The poets are all familiar, but the poems are more varied and quite a few are poems I'd never read before. In a compilation like this, you'd imagine to find quite a few familiar favorites from high school or college and those did appear throughout.

There is comfort in reading poems we tried to understand in school, but didn't have the emotional maturity to fully digest. Now upon reflection, how could we have truly understood "To His Coy Mistress" at 16, a poem born of mature desire. Now nearing forty, I feel I can linger in these poems enjoying every nuance.

This classic collection includes brief introductions to each poet and includes some information on poetic forms. In the section of Ballads, you can hear the singsong rhymes as you read so the first poem was a good choice.

The poets include: Lord Randal, Sir Patrick Spens, Sir Thomas Wyatt, Christopher Marlowe, William Shakespeare, Thomas Nashe, John Donne, Ben Jonson, Robert Herrick, George Herbert, Edmund Waller, John Milton, Richard Lovelace, Andrew Marvell, Henry Vaughan, Thomas Gray, William Blake, Robert Burns, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Leigh Hunt, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, William Cullen Bryant, John Keats Ralph Waldo Emerson, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Greenleaf Whittier, Edgar Allan Poe, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Robert Browning, Walt Whitman, Matthew Arnold, George Meredith, Emily Dickinson, Christina Rossetti, Lewis Carroll, Thomas Hardy, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Robert Louis Stevenson, A.E. Housman, Rudyard Kipling, William Butler Yeats, Edwin Arlington Robinson, Robert Frost, Carl Sandburg, Wallace Stevens, William Carlos Williams, Ezra Pound, Marianne Moore, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Wilfred Owen, E.E. Cummings, W.H. Auden and Dylan Thomas.

While the poems are not overly culturally diverse and seem to focus on English and American poets, there is a wonderful early translation for "The River-Merchant's Wife: A letter." It was fun to find "The Tyger" by William Blake and Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky" makes a little more sense to me now. "Ode on a Grecian Urn" makes more sense when you can see a picture. Percy Bysshe Shelley's "Ozymandias" is a reminder of time's destructive powers and William Wordsworth's "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" speaks of the human condition and the way we connect with nature. William Butler Yeats has a different take on age in "When You Are Old." He speaks more of appreciation than destruction.

"For oft, when on my couch I lie

In vacant or in pensive mood,

They flash upon that inward eye

Which is the bliss of solitude;

And then my heart with pleasure fills,

And dances with the daffodils."

~I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud, William Wordsworth

The selections by Emily Dickinson are playful and they made me want to read more of her poems. There are quite a few life lesson poems that are profound in content, like "If-" by Rudyard Kipling, where he speaks of what it takes to me a man. Robert Frost also presents intriguing notions and life choices in his "The Road Not Taken."

This collection offers recollections of poetry you may remember and introduces quite a few poems that are less familiar. John Donne's Holy Sonnet XIV was new to me, although I had read Holy Sonnet X..."Death be not proud..."As far as romance goes, Ben Johnson's "To Celia" stands out as does Robert Burns' "A Red, Red Rose."

100 Best-Loved Poems is a lovely classic collection and it is nice to have all these poems in one book for future contemplation. I will have to agree with everyone else who made comment as to the lack of cultural variety. For this, you may want to seek out poetry collections by Sam Hamill. For me, this was an inexpensive way to expand my poetry knowledge and to remember some of the poems I learned in high school and college.

"The woods are lovely, dark and deep.

But I have promises to keep,

And miles to go before I sleep,

And miles to go before I sleep."

~Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, Robert Frost

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Zann

Good reference

Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2023

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Easy read. Good inspiration for poetry hobbyist.

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Bruce D. Henson

NICE READING, BAD TREATING

Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2016

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The poetry is excellent--they're best-loved poems because of their timeless qualities; but the Kindle book is lousy if you intend to browse for the right poem according to your mood. Like so many other Kindle books, it lacks an easy way to move around, no index, and poorly "linked" to allow you to pick and choose the right poem for the right occasion. Too bad, as the format is unworthy of the poems.

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Samuel Denissen

It’s exactly what I expected

Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2024

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Has some of the popular proms in it.

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CindyLC

Love these poems

Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2023

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This book has all my favorite poems. Stayed up reading it. 📚

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Mec

14 for life

Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2023

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Out of 100 poems, I am keeping 14 for life. This is a fine yield! My keepsakes:

To His Coy Mistress
The Tyger
Kubla Khan
Ozymandias
La Belle Dame sans Merci
The Raven
Jabberwocky
Requiem
If
The Second Coming
The Road Not Taken
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
Chicago
"anyone lived in a pretty how town"

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Raphael

Excelente

Reviewed in Brazil on March 13, 2024

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O material do livro é bem simples, mas os poemas são ótimos.
O que dificuldade um pouco é o inglês antigo, mas nada que seja impossível de resolver.

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Karen-Lynn Moore

Fantastic writing

Reviewed in Canada on February 13, 2024

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Lots of old poetry; some newer; bought 2 copies at Christmas 🎄; 1 for a family member & 1 for myself as I've loved poetry for many yrs - excellent writers you can get lost in another world in! Loved it!!

Bainesy

Great read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 14, 2024

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A must for poetry readers. A great selection of poems from different eras. Every poet had their own style. Enjoyable.

JP

Practical, inexpensive, great selection of poems

Reviewed in Singapore on December 17, 2022

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I love that this book is inexpensive. It has a good selection of poems I remember from my school days. It also reminds me of my school books from those times - inexpensive paper but well put together. A worthwhile purchase!

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