National Poetry Day- Top 9 Classic Poetries You Should Read Once

National Poetry Day is on 5th October and it is celebrated to give honour to the brilliant poets of our world and support linguistics. Enjoy the essence of poetry by reading these 9 classic poetries of some famous poets.

1. Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare

The list of poetries is incomplete without William Shakespeare’s iconic Sonnet 18 poem where he described her beloved’s beauty with his great artistic talent.

2. Daffodils by William Wordsworth

When you are so lonely or depressed, get a mind-refreshing vibe by reading William Wordsworth’s classic poem ‘Daffodils’.

3. The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot

This is an evergreen poem by T.S. Eliot that will never lose its glory till the end of the earth.

4. Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

This is one of the most creative poems in the literary world where the poet creatively described her dream visit to the palace of Kubla Khan.

5. If by Rudyard Kipling

Learn how to be an ideal and perfect person by reading Rudyard Kipling’s famous poetry ‘If’.

6. The Soldier by Rupert Brooke

This patriotic poem of Rupert Brooke will make your eyes moist when you see the passionate love and respect of a soldier for his homeland.

7. The Sick Rose by William Blake

This iconic and metaphorical poem of William Blake describes the corruption and destruction of innocence and love.

8. How Do I Love Thee? by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

You have to read this classic poetry to learn that true love needs to be unconditional, spiritual and eternal.

9. Sailing to Byzantium” by W. B. Yeats

This iconic poetry tells us about the triumph of art over death. An artist can be dead but his or her created art will always be immortal which makes the artist alive in everyone’s heart.