Wednesday, January 11, 2012

short famous poems lifeWhat are good middle to long length poems I can memorize by famous poets? Preferably about living life?

I'm memorizing a long poem or a few short poems by a famous poet but I need help finding some. I need to do background on the poet so they have to be well known. and also if they have the subject of life, pretty much like living it to the fullest and stuff but not written so obviously. So if you can help me find good poems I would appreciate it. Thanks
Kublai Khan by Samuel Taylor Coolridge It is an unfinished poem he wrote in response to a dream he had. It's an interesting work about Xanadu, the place where everything is perfect.

Otherwisshort famous poems lifee I would look into Edger Allen Poe works. Poe lost a lot of his immediate family, and so his works are dark and bleak. There is a person haunted by a lost love in almost everyone of his works, and so you could take that to mean Live Life to the Fullest. Anabell Lee would be one to look at by Poe.
Maya Angelo has been the Nations Poet laureate for President Clinton. Her most famous poem being Phenomenal Woman. It most certainly addresses the wonderment and liveliness of living as a woman who is proud and of course Phenomenal and 'Still I Risshort famous poems lifee'. Similarly along those lines Nikki Giovanni has several poems that celebrate life and living: 'Ego-tripping' being her most famous and 'Cotton Candy on a Rainy Day' being one of the ones I most enjoy along with 'I Wrote a Good Omelet'.
WB Yeats has some beautiful poetry.






I'm not really all that into poetry...I'm sure there are some people in this section who might be able to help, but you'll probably have a bit more success in the poetry section. Good luck!

~Dani

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