My Favorite Poems
"Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story." from Desiderata by Max Ehrmann |
It has been said that reading a good poem can give you a vision that changes the way you see the world. Like music, poetry can help take you out of the world and refocus you. I became reacquainted with my love of poetry when I first returned to college several years ago. While I have many favorite poems, I had to say that Ehrmann's Desiderata and Henley's Invictus happen to be my two favorites. I first read Desiderata in an anthology of world poetry about a decade ago after I heard it mentioned in a news story. As for Invictus, I first read this poem in my 7th grade English class. Even after all these years, both of these poems still strike a cord with me regarding the creeds of life, determination, and perseverance.
The unique stories of these poems as well as the poems themselves are provided below. To enjoy you don't need to download anything. All you need to do is click the "print" icon on the menu bar below in the DocStoc box.
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