I love poetry, in all its forms. And guess what? April is National Poetry month. So, in celebration of this great art form, here are my favorite poems. My normal gig for listing my favorite things often includes my reasoning for each. However, I think I’ll withhold my analysis this week and just provide a simple list. For me, my experience of poetry is intimate and personal and sometimes it’s impossible to explain why I connect with a particular piece.
“And now it seems to me the beautiful uncut hair of graves.” – Walt Whitman, “The Song of Myself”
“Dulce et Decorum Est“, Wilfred Owen
“Song of Myself“, Walt Whitman (read aloud here)
“Ornithography“, Billy Collins
“The Weary Blues“, Langston Hughes
“Daddy“, Sylvia Plath
“Early in the Morning“, Li-Young Lee
A pretty flower in Germany.
As an extra present, here’s a link to 10 British poems being read aloud. They aren’t my favorite poems, but, for me, hearing poetry aloud is a true delight.
Do you guys have any favorite poems?
