Fictional City: A Poem of Love and Longing
Experience the beauty and longing of a fictional city through this poem. The warm air, fine rain, and stars that become knives all come to life in this vivid description. The poem speaks of a steel-b…
Experience the beauty and longing of a fictional city through this poem. The warm air, fine rain, and stars that become knives all come to life in this vivid description. The poem speaks of a steel-b…
This poem uses mathematical concepts and language to describe a relationship. The speaker compares their love to a 'finite simple group of order two' and uses other mathematical metaphors throughout …
Listen to the poem Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge on this website. The poem describes the palace built by Kubla Khan in the blessed land of Xanadu, surrounded by gardens and streams. The poem …
This poem by E. E. Cummings is a beautiful tribute to the poet's love. The poem describes the various parts of the poet's lover's body, comparing them to different things in nature and royalty. The p…
Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, highlights the importance of poetry as a pure expression of linguistic freedom and a component of the identity of peoples. She emphasizes the power of poe…
The poem 'Let Me Speak' expresses the bitterness and sorrow of the speaker, who feels abandoned by God and plagued by suffering. The speaker questions why they have been cursed and why the wicked pro…
The poem 'Ithaka' by C. P. Cavafy, translated by Edmund Keeley, encourages the reader to enjoy the journey of life, rather than just focusing on the destination. It speaks of the importance of advent…