Now Let No Charitable Hope

Elinor Wylie teaches us to face adversity with a dignified smile.

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The Planners

Boey Kim Cheng reveals the sinister side of relentless urbanisation in his poem that delivers a timely warning.

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Join Alexander Pope on a metaphysical journey of discovery… that will last a lifetime.

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Immerse yourself in Lauris Edmond’s beautiful images of sun and spray.

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Percy Bysshe Shelley wrestles with depression in a poem that seems to anticipate his own destiny.

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Vachel Lindsay laments a vanished way of life.

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Thomas Hardy’s poem is touching – but also troubling when he rewrites the past.

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There’s never enough time says Philip Bourke Marston in this powerful poem about loss and bereavement.

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Adrienne Rich’s mysterious poem suggests we all have something to make up for – but what?

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Whatever you do, don’t pity Edna St Vincent Millay for her broken heart.

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