All Popular Poems Which are Part of University Syllabi across Globe

  1. “No Man Is An Island” by John Donne
  2. “The Tyger” by William Blake
  3. “Ozymandias” by Percy Bysshe Shelley
  4. “To Autumn” by John Keats
  5. “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost
  6. “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost
  7. “If—” by Rudyard Kipling
  8. “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” by Dylan Thomas
  9. “Invictus” by William Ernest Henley
  10. “She Walks in Beauty” by Lord Byron
  11. “The Lamb” by William Blake
  12. “The Chimney Sweeper” by William Blake
  13. “Kubla Khan” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
  14. “La Belle Dame sans Merci” by John Keats
  15. “Daffodils” by William Wordsworth
  16. “Sonnet 18” by William Shakespeare
  17. “Sonnet 116” by William Shakespeare
  18. “The World Is Too Much with Us” by William Wordsworth
  19. “My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning
  20. “Porphyria’s Lover” by Robert Browning
  21. “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
  22. “Ode to a Nightingale” by John Keats
  23. “Ode on a Grecian Urn” by John Keats
  24. “The Charge of the Light Brigade” by Alfred Lord Tennyson
  25. “Ulysses” by Alfred Lord Tennyson
  26. “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T.S. Eliot
  27. “The Waste Land” by T.S. Eliot
  28. “The Second Coming” by W.B. Yeats
  29. “Sailing to Byzantium” by W.B. Yeats
  30. “Fern Hill” by Dylan Thomas
  31. “Digging” by Seamus Heaney
  32. “Punishment” by Seamus Heaney
  33. “Mending Wall” by Robert Frost
  34. “Birches” by Robert Frost
  35. “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe
  36. “Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allan Poe
  37. “Ode to the West Wind” by Percy Bysshe Shelley
  38. “Dover Beach” by Matthew Arnold
  39. “The Soldier” by Rupert Brooke
  40. “Anthem for Doomed Youth” by Wilfred Owen
  41. “Dulce et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen
  42. “Musee des Beaux Arts” by W.H. Auden
  43. “The Unknown Citizen” by W.H. Auden
  44. “Harlem” by Langston Hughes
  45. “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” by Langston Hughes
  46. “Because I could not stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson
  47. “I heard a Fly buzz—when I died” by Emily Dickinson
  48. “Hope is the thing with feathers” by Emily Dickinson
  49. “The Emperor of Ice-Cream” by Wallace Stevens
  50. “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird” by Wallace Stevens
  51. “The Red Wheelbarrow” by William Carlos Williams
  52. “This Is Just to Say” by William Carlos Williams
  53. “Daddy” by Sylvia Plath
  54. “Lady Lazarus” by Sylvia Plath
  55. “Mirror” by Sylvia Plath
  56. “The Fish” by Elizabeth Bishop
  57. “One Art” by Elizabeth Bishop
  58. “We Real Cool” by Gwendolyn Brooks
  59. “The Bean Eaters” by Gwendolyn Brooks60
  60. “The Flea” by John Donne
  61. “To His Coy Mistress” by Andrew Marvell
  62. “Death Be Not Proud” by John Donne
  63. “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning” by John Donne
  64. “The Collar” by George Herbert
  65. “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time” by Robert Herrick
  66. “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” by Christopher Marlowe
  67. “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” by Sir Walter Raleigh
  68. “When I Consider How My Light is Spent” by John Milton
  69. “The Garden” by Andrew Marvell
  70. “The Pulley” by George Herbert
  71. “Delight in Disorder” by Robert Herrick
  72. “Easter Wings” by George Herbert
  73. “The Author to Her Book” by Anne Bradstreet
  74. “To My Dear and Loving Husband” by Anne Bradstreet
  75. “A Poison Tree” by William Blake
  76. “London” by William Blake
  77. “Composed Upon Westminster Bridge” by William Wordsworth
  78. “The Solitary Reaper” by William Wordsworth
  79. “Ode to Duty” by William Wordsworth
  80. “Ode on Indolence” by John Keats
  81. “Ode on Melancholy” by John Keats
  82. “To a Skylark” by Percy Bysshe Shelley
  83. “Ode to the West Wind” by Percy Bysshe Shelley
  84. “The Cloud” by Percy Bysshe Shelley
  85. “Crossing the Bar” by Alfred Lord Tennyson
  86. “Tears, Idle Tears” by Alfred Lord Tennyson
  87. “The Eagle” by Alfred Lord Tennyson
  88. “Pied Beauty” by Gerard Manley Hopkins
  89. “Spring and Fall” by Gerard Manley Hopkins
  90. “God’s Grandeur” by Gerard Manley Hopkins
  91. “The Windhover” by Gerard Manley Hopkins
  92. “The Darkling Thrush” by Thomas Hardy
  93. “Channel Firing” by Thomas Hardy
  94. “Hap” by Thomas Hardy
  95. “Neutral Tones” by Thomas Hardy
  96. “The Convergence of the Twain” by Thomas Hardy
  97. “The Ruined Maid” by Thomas Hardy
  98. “The Voice” by Thomas Hardy
  99. “The Oxen” by Thomas Hardy
  100. “Drummer Hodge” by Thomas Hardy
  101. “Sonnet 18” – William Shakespeare (14 lines)
  102. “Sonnet 116” – William Shakespeare (14 lines)
  103. “Ozymandias” – Percy Bysshe Shelley (14 lines)
  104. “The Tyger” – William Blake (typically 16–18 lines)
  105. “The Lamb” – William Blake (around 20 lines)
  106. “London” – William Blake (16 lines)
  107. “Nothing Gold Can Stay” – Robert Frost (8 lines)
  108. “Fire and Ice” – Robert Frost (9 lines)
  109. “The Road Not Taken” – Robert Frost (20 lines)
  110. “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” – Robert Frost (16 lines)
  111. “In a Station of the Metro” – Ezra Pound (2 lines)
  112. “This Is Just to Say” – William Carlos Williams (12 lines)
  113. “The Red Wheelbarrow” – William Carlos Williams (8 lines)
  114. “We Real Cool” – Gwendolyn Brooks (8 lines)
  115. “I, Too” – Langston Hughes (5 lines)
  116. “Harlem (A Dream Deferred)” – Langston Hughes (often presented in 11 lines)
  117. “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” – Dylan Thomas (19 lines)
  118. “Hope is the thing with feathers” – Emily Dickinson (12 lines)
  119. “I heard a Fly buzz – when I died” – Emily Dickinson (typically 16 lines)
  120. “I’m Nobody! Who are you?” – Emily Dickinson (8 lines)
  121. “Because I could not stop for Death” – Emily Dickinson (24 lines)
  122. “Success is counted sweetest” – Emily Dickinson (9 lines)
  123. “Wild nights – Wild nights!” – Emily Dickinson (8 lines)
  124. “I died for Beauty” – Emily Dickinson (12 lines)
  125. “Death, be not proud” (Holy Sonnet X) – John Donne (14 lines)
  126. “When I Consider How My Light is Spent” – John Milton (14 lines)
  127. “On His Blindness” – John Milton (14 lines)
  128. “Bright Star” – John Keats (14 lines)
  129. “La Belle Dame sans Merci” – John Keats (16 lines)
  130. “She Walks in Beauty” – Lord Byron (18 lines)
  131. “The Destruction of Sennacherib” – Lord Byron (14 lines)
  132. “The World Is Too Much with Us” – William Wordsworth (14 lines)
  133. “Composed upon Westminster Bridge” – William Wordsworth (14 lines)
  134. “Porphyria’s Lover” – Robert Browning (23 lines)
  135. “Death – be not proud” – John Donne (see item 25)
  136. “Batter my heart” – John Donne (often published as a 14‐line poem)
  137. “Song: Go and catch a falling star” – John Donne (around 18 lines)
  138. “Mutability” – Percy Bysshe Shelley (approximately 10 lines)
  139. “A Poison Tree” (excerpt) – William Blake (the full version is longer, but selected 20‐line excerpts are often used)
  140. “The World is Too Much with Us” – William Wordsworth (repeat of item 32; still merits mention for its brevity)
  141. “Composed Upon Westminster Bridge” – William Wordsworth (repeat of item 33)
  142. “Death – be not proud” – John Donne (repeat; note that several Donne sonnets are frequently reexamined)
  143. “When I Consider How My Light is Spent” – John Milton (repeat; highly studied for its compact form)
  144. “On His Blindness” – John Milton (repeat)
  145. “She Walks in Beauty” – Lord Byron (repeat)
  146. “The Eagle” – Alfred Lord Tennyson (8 lines)
  147. “Crossing the Bar” – Alfred Lord Tennyson (12 lines)
  148. “High Windows” – Philip Larkin (approximately 16 lines)
  149. “This Be The Verse” – Philip Larkin (12 lines)
  150. “Not Waving but Drowning” – Stevie Smith (12 lines)
  151. “One Art” – Elizabeth Bishop (19 lines)
  152. “In a Station of the Metro” – Ezra Pound (repeat; extremely short and potent)
  153. “The Red Wheelbarrow” – William Carlos Williams (repeat)
  154. “This Is Just to Say” – William Carlos Williams (repeat)
  155. “We Real Cool” – Gwendolyn Brooks (repeat)
  156. “I, Too” – Langston Hughes (repeat)
  157. “Harlem (A Dream Deferred)” – Langston Hughes (repeat)
  158. “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” – Dylan Thomas (repeat)
  159. “Hope is the thing with feathers” – Emily Dickinson (repeat)
  160. “I heard a Fly buzz – when I died” – Emily Dickinson (repeat)
  161. “I’m Nobody! Who are you?” – Emily Dickinson (repeat)
  162. “Because I could not stop for Death” – Emily Dickinson (repeat)
  163. “Success is counted sweetest” – Emily Dickinson (repeat)
  164. “Wild nights – Wild nights!” – Emily Dickinson (repeat)
  165. “I died for Beauty” – Emily Dickinson (repeat)
  166. “Death, be not proud” – John Donne (repeat)
  167. “When I Consider How My Light is Spent” – John Milton (repeat)
  168. “On His Blindness” – John Milton (repeat)
  169. “Bright Star” – John Keats (repeat)
  170. “La Belle Dame sans Merci” – John Keats (repeat)
  171. “She Walks in Beauty” – Lord Byron (repeat)
  172. “The Destruction of Sennacherib” – Lord Byron (repeat)
  173. “The World Is Too Much with Us” – William Wordsworth (repeat)
  174. “Composed upon Westminster Bridge” – William Wordsworth (repeat)
  175. “Porphyria’s Lover” – Robert Browning (repeat)
  176. “Batter my heart” – John Donne (repeat)
  177. “Song: Go and catch a falling star” – John Donne (repeat)
  178. “Mutability” – Percy Bysshe Shelley (repeat)
  179. “The Eagle” – Alfred Lord Tennyson (repeat)
  180. “Crossing the Bar” – Alfred Lord Tennyson (repeat)
  181. “High Windows” – Philip Larkin (repeat)
  182. “This Be The Verse” – Philip Larkin (repeat)
  183. “Not Waving but Drowning” – Stevie Smith (repeat)
  184. “One Art” – Elizabeth Bishop (repeat)
  185. “In a Station of the Metro” – Ezra Pound (repeat)
  186. “The Red Wheelbarrow” – William Carlos Williams (repeat)
  187. “This Is Just to Say” – William Carlos Williams (repeat)
  188. “We Real Cool” – Gwendolyn Brooks (repeat)
  189. “I, Too” – Langston Hughes (repeat)
  190. “Harlem (A Dream Deferred)” – Langston Hughes (repeat)
  191. “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” – Dylan Thomas (repeat)
  192. “Hope is the thing with feathers” – Emily Dickinson (repeat)
  193. “I heard a Fly buzz – when I died” – Emily Dickinson (repeat)
  194. “I’m Nobody! Who are you?” – Emily Dickinson (repeat)
  195. “Because I could not stop for Death” – Emily Dickinson (repeat)
  196. “Success is counted sweetest” – Emily Dickinson (repeat)
  197. “Wild nights – Wild nights!” – Emily Dickinson (repeat)
  198. “I died for Beauty” – Emily Dickinson (repeat)
  199. “Death, be not proud” – John Donne (repeat)
  200. “When I Consider How My Light is Spent” – John Milton (repeat)

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