A Consumer’s Report
A Consumer's Report by Peter Porter is a satirical critique of consumerism and commodification in modern society. It reflects on excessive materialism, loss of human connection, and the impact of cons...
The Waste Land
The Waste Land, the most important highlight of T S Eliot's poetic career, is a complex and multifaceted poem widely regarded as one of the most significant works of modern literature. It was written ...
The Road Not Taken
The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost is a poem that delves into the theme of decision-making and the complexity of choices in life. It presents a speaker standing at a fork in the road, metaphorically r...
Prayer Before Birth
Prayer Before Birth is a poem by the Anglo-Irish poet Louis MacNeice, written during World War II. The speaker, an unborn child, prays for future guidance and protection from the horrors of the modern...
A Subaltern
A Subaltern is a poem by Siegfried Sassoon, a World War I poet known for his stark representations of the war. As with many of Sassoon's writings, he focuses on the harsh realities of war and its impa...
A Farewell
A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning by John Donne is a poignant and deeply philosophical poem that explores love and separation with exquisite craftsmanship and intellectual depth. Donne wrote this poe...
Not My Best Side
Not My Best Side by U A Fanthorpe is a poem that humorously reinterprets the classical legend of Saint George and the Dragon by giving a voice to each of the three main characters depicted in Paolo Uc...
Macavity: The Mystery Cat
Macavity: The Mystery Cat is a poem by T S Eliot that is part of his collection Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, a collection of feline-centered poems published in 1939. These poems later became t...
The Circus Animals’ Desertion
The Circus Animal's Desertion is a poem by William Butler Yeats, published in 1939 as part of his final poetry collection, The Winding Stair and Other Poems. It is often seen as Yeats's reflection on ...