Home
Poems
Famous Poems

Famous Poems

Heartfelt Classic Poems by Famous Poets

Poetry turns words into art. Poetry speaks to the soul in a way everyday conversation cannot. Poetry can hurt and it can heal. Poetry can express emotions even in the most intensely joyous or grievous times. Many famous poems are famous for just that reason. Who could forget the sometimes passionate and sometimes melancholy words of poets like Edgar Allen Poe, Maya Angelou, and Emily Dickinson? They open our eyes and our hearts to times past, while reminding us that human nature remains essentially the same no matter when or where one lives.

89 Most Popular Famous Poems

1 Death Is Nothing At All By Henry Scott-Holland

in Famous Death Poems
- Stories 104
- Shares 258562
- Favorited 369
- Votes 20692
- Rating
2 Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep By Clare Harner

in Famous Death Poems
- Stories 68
- Shares 156962
- Favorited 516
- Votes 17330
- Rating
3 If By Rudyard Kipling

in Famous Inspirational Poems
- Stories 33
- Shares 69969
- Favorited 298
- Votes 5796
- Rating
4 A Child Of Mine By Edgar A. Guest

in Famous Death Poems
- Stories 21
- Shares 14077
- Favorited 104
- Votes 2527
- Rating
5 The Invitation By Oriah Mountain Dreamer

in Famous Inspirational Poems
- Stories 21
- Shares 57378
- Favorited 252
- Votes 4093
- Rating

6 [i Carry Your Heart With Me(i Carry It In] By E.E. Cummings

in Famous Love Poems
- Stories 15
- Shares 49536
- Favorited 151
- Votes 4013
- Rating
7 But You Didn't By Merrill Glass

in Famous Death Poems
- Stories 15
- Shares 13189
- Favorited 119
- Votes 3883
- Rating
8 Good Timber By Douglas Malloch

in Famous Inspirational Poems
- Stories 7
- Shares 35019
- Favorited 103
- Votes 3274
- Rating
9 Phenomenal Woman By Maya Angelou

in Famous Inspirational Poems
- Stories 13
- Shares 29001
- Favorited 207
- Votes 2907
- Rating
10 Have You Earned Your Tomorrow By Edgar A. Guest

in Famous Inspirational Poems
- Stories 11
- Shares 28950
- Favorited 189
- Votes 3282
- Rating
11 Still I Rise By Maya Angelou

in Famous Inspirational Poems
- Stories 13
- Shares 27632
- Favorited 307
- Votes 3949
- Rating
12 Solitude By Ella Wheeler Wilcox

in Famous Sad Poems
- Stories 11
- Shares 16356
- Favorited 226
- Votes 3960
- Rating

13 Invictus By William Ernest Henley

in Famous Inspirational Poems
- Stories 7
- Shares 20576
- Favorited 135
- Votes 2134
- Rating
14 Sick By Shel Silverstein

in Famous Children Poems
- Stories 21
- Shares 83504
- Favorited 99
- Votes 8457
- Rating
15 Alone By Maya Angelou

in Famous Friendship Poems
- Stories 3
- Shares 14867
- Favorited 113
- Votes 2180
- Rating
16 If You Forget Me By Pablo Neruda

in Famous Love Poems
- Stories 9
- Shares 21205
- Favorited 131
- Votes 2606
- Rating
17 How Do I Love Thee? By Elizabeth Barrett Browning

in Famous Love Poems
- Stories 8
- Shares 22469
- Favorited 105
- Votes 2153
- Rating
18 I Love You By Ella Wheeler Wilcox

in Famous Love Poems
- Stories 4
- Shares 30596
- Favorited 130
- Votes 3760
- Rating
19 If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking By Emily Dickinson

in Famous Inspirational Poems
- Stories 5
- Shares 10090
- Favorited 109
- Votes 2133
- Rating
20 Now We Are Six By A. A. Milne

in Famous Children Poems
- Stories 16
- Shares 67051
- Favorited 78
- Votes 7261
- Rating
21 Wind On The Hill By A. A. Milne

in Famous Children Poems
- Stories 15
- Shares 59802
- Favorited 79
- Votes 5982
- Rating
22 When Tomorrow Starts Without Me By David Romano

in Famous Death Poems
- Stories 0
- Shares 19285
- Favorited 36
- Votes 1103
- Rating
23 Keep Going By Edgar A. Guest

in Famous Inspirational Poems
- Stories 2
- Shares 12318
- Favorited 123
- Votes 1256
- Rating
24 When Great Trees Fall By Maya Angelou

in Famous Death Poems
- Stories 13
- Shares 31901
- Favorited 72
- Votes 2619
- Rating
25 I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud By William Wordsworth

in Famous Nature Poems
- Stories 2
- Shares 19773
- Favorited 56
- Votes 1980
- Rating
26 Human Family By Maya Angelou

in Famous Inspirational Poems
- Stories 12
- Shares 20118
- Favorited 103
- Votes 1983
- Rating
27 See It Through By Edgar A. Guest

in Famous Inspirational Poems
- Stories 6
- Shares 29680
- Favorited 132
- Votes 1760
- Rating
28 The Road Not Taken By Robert Frost

in Famous Inspirational Poems
- Stories 14
- Shares 15212
- Favorited 147
- Votes 1418
- Rating
29 The Three Little Pigs By Roald Dahl

in Famous Funny Poems
- Stories 11
- Shares 28922
- Favorited 55
- Votes 3475
- Rating
30 Dreams By Langston Hughes

in Famous Inspirational Poems
- Stories 3
- Shares 12720
- Favorited 99
- Votes 2154
- Rating
31 Cinderella By Roald Dahl

in Famous Funny Poems
- Stories 4
- Shares 18409
- Favorited 60
- Votes 2299
- Rating
32 Snowball By Shel Silverstein

in Famous Children Poems
- Stories 6
- Shares 55171
- Favorited 73
- Votes 7730
- Rating
33 Nothing Gold Can Stay By Robert Frost

in Famous Nature Poems
- Stories 0
- Shares 8766
- Favorited 36
- Votes 2686
- Rating
34 Mother To Son By Langston Hughes

in Famous Family Poems
- Stories 7
- Shares 15246
- Favorited 81
- Votes 1953
- Rating
35 The Mountain And The Squirrel By Ralph Waldo Emerson

in Famous Children Poems
- Stories 7
- Shares 12352
- Favorited 13
- Votes 4400
- Rating
36 Waiting At The Window By A. A. Milne

in Famous Children Poems
- Stories 3
- Shares 18871
- Favorited 36
- Votes 2258
- Rating
37 Halfway Down By A. A. Milne

in Famous Children Poems
- Stories 3
- Shares 12202
- Favorited 28
- Votes 1875
- Rating
38 Messy Room By Shel Silverstein

in Famous Funny Poems
- Stories 0
- Shares 16444
- Favorited 30
- Votes 2149
- Rating
39 Being Brave At Night By Edgar A. Guest

in Famous Children Poems
- Stories 2
- Shares 22606
- Favorited 40
- Votes 2479
- Rating
40 The Rainbow By Christina Rossetti

in Famous Children Poems
- Stories 3
- Shares 25553
- Favorited 39
- Votes 2552
- Rating
41 Friends By Abbie Farwell Brown

in Famous Children Poems
- Stories 0
- Shares 24897
- Favorited 32
- Votes 2055
- Rating
42 Thanksgiving By Edgar A. Guest

in Famous Holiday Poems
- Stories 1
- Shares 480
- Favorited 9
- Votes 54
- Rating
43 It's September By Edgar A. Guest

in Famous Nature Poems
- Stories 1
- Shares 2037
- Favorited 26
- Votes 168
- Rating
44 Winter Stars By Sara Teasdale

in Famous Sad Poems
- Stories 0
- Shares 1539
- Favorited 19
- Votes 178
- Rating
45 The Power Of The Dog By Rudyard Kipling

in Famous Friendship Poems
- Stories 1
- Shares 3923
- Favorited 36
- Votes 619
- Rating
46 The Children's Hour By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

in Famous Family Poems
- Stories 1
- Shares 2488
- Favorited 14
- Votes 347
- Rating
47 The Hero By Siegfried Sassoon

in Famous Sad Poems
- Stories 1
- Shares 550
- Favorited 2
- Votes 65
- Rating
48 The Little Boy And The Old Man By Shel Silverstein

in Famous Family Poems
- Stories 5
- Shares 5268
- Favorited 47
- Votes 966
- Rating
49 Fear By Kahlil Gibran

in Famous Inspirational Poems
- Stories 0
- Shares 1594
- Favorited 11
- Votes 146
- Rating
50 Never Shall I Forget By Elie Wiesel

in Famous Sad Poems
- Stories 0
- Shares 713
- Favorited 5
- Votes 37
- Rating
51 Courage By Edgar A. Guest

in Famous Inspirational Poems
- Stories 0
- Shares 1005
- Favorited 11
- Votes 106
- Rating
52 The Old Mill By J. R. Eastwood

in Famous Poems
- Stories 0
- Shares 388
- Favorited 3
- Votes 52
- Rating
53 Little Things By Julia Abigail Fletcher Carney

in Famous Poems
- Stories 0
- Shares 1831
- Favorited 8
- Votes 208
- Rating
54 Equipment By Edgar A. Guest

in Famous Inspirational Poems
- Stories 12
- Shares 17262
- Favorited 99
- Votes 1777
- Rating
55 A Friend's Greeting By Edgar A. Guest

in Famous Holiday Poems
- Stories 4
- Shares 8404
- Favorited 40
- Votes 608
- Rating
56 When I Die I Want Your Hands On My Eyes By Pablo Neruda

in Famous Love Poems
- Stories 1
- Shares 15979
- Favorited 73
- Votes 1688
- Rating
57 Annabel Lee By Edgar Allan Poe

in Famous Narrative Poems
- Stories 4
- Shares 9433
- Favorited 91
- Votes 844
- Rating
58 Tonight I Can Write The Saddest Lines By Pablo Neruda

in Famous Sad Love Poems
- Stories 7
- Shares 10896
- Favorited 85
- Votes 1728
- Rating
59 Life's Scars By Ella Wheeler Wilcox

in Famous Family Poems
- Stories 2
- Shares 7657
- Favorited 102
- Votes 810
- Rating
60 One Hundred Love Sonnets By Pablo Neruda

in Famous Love Poems
- Stories 6
- Shares 23963
- Favorited 77
- Votes 1800
- Rating
61 It Couldn't Be Done By Edgar A. Guest

in Famous Inspirational Poems
- Stories 7
- Shares 13066
- Favorited 95
- Votes 943
- Rating
62 The Stick-Together Families By Edgar A. Guest

in Famous Family Poems
- Stories 3
- Shares 15095
- Favorited 65
- Votes 1110
- Rating
63 Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening By Robert Frost

in Famous Nature Poems
- Stories 10
- Shares 13885
- Favorited 53
- Votes 1514
- Rating
64 A Psalm Of Life By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

in Famous Inspirational Poems
- Stories 2
- Shares 8510
- Favorited 63
- Votes 938
- Rating
65 'Twas The Night Before Christmas By Clement Clarke Moore

in Famous Holiday Poems
- Stories 4
- Shares 13993
- Favorited 22
- Votes 813
- Rating
66 The Paradoxical Commandments By Kent M. Keith

in Famous Inspirational Poems
- Stories 5
- Shares 7132
- Favorited 82
- Votes 1052
- Rating
67 Be The Best Of Whatever You Are By Douglas Malloch

in Famous Inspirational Poems
- Stories 8
- Shares 17059
- Favorited 60
- Votes 1700
- Rating
68 Alone By Edgar Allan Poe

in Famous Sad Poems
- Stories 5
- Shares 4798
- Favorited 95
- Votes 2097
- Rating
69 Love's Language By Ella Wheeler Wilcox

in Famous Love Poems
- Stories 1
- Shares 13096
- Favorited 63
- Votes 1421
- Rating
70 The Pig By Roald Dahl

in Famous Funny Poems
- Stories 3
- Shares 13867
- Favorited 24
- Votes 1408
- Rating
71 Hug O' War By Shel Silverstein

in Famous Friendship Poems
- Stories 1
- Shares 9411
- Favorited 45
- Votes 1428
- Rating
72 Little Red Riding Hood And The Wolf By Roald Dahl

in Famous Funny Poems
- Stories 3
- Shares 10586
- Favorited 33
- Votes 1071
- Rating
73 Television By Roald Dahl

in Famous Funny Poems
- Stories 6
- Shares 10578
- Favorited 53
- Votes 1560
- Rating
74 Sea Fever By John Masefield

in Famous Nature Poems
- Stories 7
- Shares 9653
- Favorited 22
- Votes 1284
- Rating
75 Don't Go Far Off, Not Even For A Day By Pablo Neruda

in Famous Love Poems
- Stories 1
- Shares 10717
- Favorited 53
- Votes 1006
- Rating
76 Love Sonnet XI By Pablo Neruda

in Famous Love Poems
- Stories 0
- Shares 7885
- Favorited 15
- Votes 707
- Rating
77 Caged Bird By Maya Angelou

in Famous Inspirational Poems
- Stories 6
- Shares 11978
- Favorited 76
- Votes 1444
- Rating
78 Life Doesn't Frighten Me By Maya Angelou

in Famous Children Poems
- Stories 5
- Shares 25577
- Favorited 38
- Votes 1612
- Rating
79 Winter Morning Poem By Ogden Nash

in Famous Nature Poems
- Stories 0
- Shares 13123
- Favorited 27
- Votes 1173
- Rating
80 A Word To Husbands By Ogden Nash

in Famous Funny Poems
- Stories 5
- Shares 4511
- Favorited 36
- Votes 2483
- Rating
81 The People Upstairs By Ogden Nash

in Famous Funny Poems
- Stories 2
- Shares 8926
- Favorited 14
- Votes 1437
- Rating
82 The Swing By Robert Louis Stevenson

in Famous Children Poems
- Stories 3
- Shares 8726
- Favorited 18
- Votes 786
- Rating
83 Sneezles By A. A. Milne

in Famous Children Poems
- Stories 7
- Shares 8121
- Favorited 17
- Votes 1268
- Rating
84 The Moon By Robert Louis Stevenson

in Famous Children Poems
- Stories 2
- Shares 20381
- Favorited 41
- Votes 1547
- Rating
85 Listen To The MUSTN'TS By Shel Silverstein

in Famous Children Poems
- Stories 1
- Shares 9278
- Favorited 29
- Votes 1396
- Rating
86 The Spider And The Fly By Mary Howitt

in Famous Children Poems
- Stories 6
- Shares 12697
- Favorited 36
- Votes 1503
- Rating
87 Dirty Face By Shel Silverstein

in Famous Children Poems
- Stories 3
- Shares 11448
- Favorited 34
- Votes 1580
- Rating
88 My Shadow By Robert Louis Stevenson

in Famous Children Poems
- Stories 0
- Shares 9505
- Favorited 26
- Votes 692
- Rating
89 If I Were King By A. A. Milne

in Famous Children Poems
- Stories 0
- Shares 10703
- Favorited 18
- Votes 1131
- Rating