"When I Have Fears" is an Elizabethan sonnet by the English Romantic poet John Keats and is a very personal confession of an emotion that intruded itself into the fabric of Keats' existence from at least 1816 on, the fear of an early death. The fact that both his parents were short-lived may account for the presence of this disturbing fear. This poem was written in 1818, only a few short years before Keats’ own death. It is primarily a poem about Keats’ fear of mortality, however in true Keatsian fashion, death is also the solution for more of what ails Keats. It would be prudent to remember that Keats’ poems have all, in some way, featured death; death of nature, death of love, death of memory, but death all in all. There are few poems, in fact, that does not reference the ending of things. This poem is effusive with imagery, sensual in its description of the fears that Keats possesses, and short. Keats runs the gamut from worrying about dying before he is famous, worrying about the death of his beloved, and then deciding that death itself is not such a terrible situation. Keats’ first worry is this: what if I should die before I have written to the best of my ability? It is not merely death, therefore, that worries Keats, but death in infamy – ironic, as he is now one of the most renowned names of English poetry. In fact, Keats was so sure that he would die without creating a ripple in the world of English poetry that his tombstone was made out to the one ‘whose name was writ in water’, thus showing the transience of Keats’ fame. He also feared that he would not be able to achieve his full capacity in terms of writing. He feared the limitations of his life. The use of fertility words – ‘gleaned, ‘garners’, ‘full ripen’d grain’ – subtly reinforces the idea of the artist’s creation and his mind as a fertile landscape. Keats views his imagination as a field of grain, wherein he is both the man harvesting, and the product is harvested.

In 29 words (and, given the repetitions, fewer than 20 different words!), William Blake makes a shrewd, unsettling observation, expressing it in a form that is, precisely, unforgettable. (You have memorized this poem, once you have read it.) Writing in the late 18th century, Blake observes something about sexual manners on a level that does not apparently change much with the centuries. Note that it is not gratification in the other, but the sight or appearance of visible gratification that each requires. This sight may mean bodily expression of what is within or it may signify a mere gesture or a feigning: the lineaments, says Blake, are what is required. Even the cold urgency of “require” is in contrast with the relatively innocent warmth of its rhyme “desire.” More monumental than mere cynicism, more wise than mere idealism, Blake’s poem shows how much can be done in a little space.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, (born Aug. 29, 1809, Cambridge, Mass., U.S. - died Oct. 7, 1894, Cambridge), American physician, poet, and humorist notable for his medical research and teaching, and as the author of the “Breakfast-Table” series of essays. This poem touches the heart of every reader. It is very important to note that this poem is not focused on any usual topic like love, hate or something else. It is well written on writing. The poet is explaining or you can say he is teaching the reader how to write. This poem is surely an inspiration for those who wish to write poem, stories or a book. Poet simply forces them to carry on their behavior. For this he gives ample number of examples as well. He tells why it is important to write and how life can change once you enter the field of writing. This poem is quite long but still never loses its tempo anywhere. The main aim remains same in all stanzas and the poem speaks on writing in miraculous way. The poet is explaining reader how they would feel when they will start writing something. People, out of business and do not want to spend time on pursuing their passion. But it is necessary to take out some time from this schedule and spend it feeling and doing things that really make you happy inside. If you follow poet’s saying then for sure you will realize how beautiful this life is and how happiness is there hidden inside this life. Poet suggests readers to give a beginning and to try writing. For this he says your writing can turn useful and you may get rewarded by money. If reader is not familiar with creating rhyming words then poet shows his eagerness to help them. Poet says creating rhymes is as simple as lying. Poet says writing is very similar to drawing. In the initial stage no artist has any idea about their drawing but still they try and create an eye catching picture. Poet says that you can also write poems in a similar way. Only you need to drive yourself. At one point poet says that if you write then your poem or text can turn into such useful content that it will get used in schools. Students will rehearse your poem. In this way poet tries to inspire readers towards the subject of writing. This makes poem more readable in spite of it being long. In short “A familiar letter” is a lengthy but pleasant poetic explanation of poetry. All terms are well explained providing a good humor to them. This makes it more effective and real. A lot of encouragement lies in this masterwork for those who desire for poetic beauty. They can use this poem as a guide which has all abilities to show exact direction to get started. Poet has won the race in the initiating a person to write and remains a winner till the end of this poem.

Teaching adult learners has many potential advantages over teaching younger students. For one, your learners have much more life experience, and this experience can be leveraged as part of the knowledge that is shared among the participants in your class.

Also, leaving aside situations where workers are required to take mandatory training (e.g., to comply with industry regulations), adult learners typically choose to continue their education, and thus likely to value your teaching—and your time—far more than students who are required to be in your class.

However, while you may not need to put the same effort into engaging your class that a school teacher would, you still need to build a rapport with your learners and develop a teaching strategy that maximizes their learning outcomes. Understanding how adults parse and retain new knowledge is critical to creating a learning experience that achieves its goals.So, in this episode, we’ll take a look at what it takes to teach poems to adults effectively.

Nicholas Breton was an English poet and novelist whose work mainly centred on pastoral, religious and satirical themes. He originated from the small parish of Layer Breton in Essex, hence his name, but his surname has sometimes been written down as Britton or Brittaine.

He was born sometime during the year 1545 into a very wealthy family, probably living in the “Capitall Mansion House” in the London parish of St Giles without Cripplegate. His father, William Breton, had made his fortune as a London merchant but he died when Nicholas was 14. His mother remarried, this time to a poet, and it is perhaps here that Nicholas took his inspiration to become a poet himself.

English Romantic poet William Wordsworth wrote "She was a Phantom of Delight" in 1803 about his wife, Mary Hutchinson. The poem's speaker describes his first encounter with a "lovely Apparition," or a beautiful spirit, who turns out to be quite human after all once he gets to know her. Rather than temper the speaker's admiration, however, seeing the woman as fully human makes the speaker love her even more. "She was a Phantom of Delight" was published in Wordsworth's 1807 collection, Poems, in Two Volumes.

Edgar Allan Poe’s stature as a major figure in world literature is primarily based on his ingenious and profound short stories, poems, and critical theories, which established a highly influential rationale for the short form in both poetry and fiction. Regarded in literary histories and handbooks as the architect of the modern short story, Poe was also the principal forerunner of the “art for art’s sake” movement in 19th-century European literature. Whereas earlier critics predominantly concerned themselves with moral or ideological generalities, Poe focused his criticism on the specifics of style and construction that contributed to a work’s effectiveness or failure. In his own work, he demonstrated a brilliant command of language and technique as well as an inspired and original imagination. Poe’s poetry and short stories greatly influenced the French Symbolists of the late 19th century, who in turn altered the direction of modern literature.

Born in 1952, Alberto Ríos is the inaugural state poet laureate of Arizona and the author of many poetry collections, including A Small Story about the Sky (Copper Canyon Press, 2015). In 1981, he received the Walt Whitman Award for his collection Whispering to Fool the Wind (Sheep Meadow Press, 1982). He served as a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets from 2014 to 2020. This is the kind of poem that needs to be read aloud, and more than once. The repetition of ‘give’ and the opposing concepts of someone/nobody, has changed/could have changed, better/wounded, are held together with that one word. As the poet says, Giving has many faces – I imagine in your own life experience, there have been many faces you can recognize. The giving and the receiving, the two sides of the same coin. Giving is, first and every time, hand to hand, / Mine to yours, yours to mine. This seems to me to be a critical line. It is something we share at a personal level, hand to hand, no matter how globally it reaches. And don’t you love the simple green that comes from your blue and my yellow? What you did not have and what I had to give – these come together to make Something greater from the difference.

Jane Hirshfield is the author of nine collections of poetry, includingThe Beauty: Poems (Alfred A. Knopf, 2015), which was long listed for the National Book Award. She served as a Chancellorof the Academy of American Poets from 2012 to 2017. This poem strikes as both pre-cataclysmic and hopeful. What a reader finds in a poem is often a mirror, both of the person who is looking and listening and of the particular weather of that particular moment of listening. The poem is, without question, dark: It imagines the judgment of us, of this time, that would come from those who live in a future made by our failures. But it’s also a poem trying to undo its own need to exist. The repetition, over and over of “Let them not say”… the poem’s hope lives in that phrase, midway as it is between prayer and command. If you can still say “Let them not say,” the future is still malleable. The poem also holds a certain tenderness toward our human frailty. We like to be warm. We like to read at night. We like to praise.

William Ernest Henley, born August 23, 1849, was an influential British poet, perhaps best known for his poem “Invictus” (1875). He is the author of A Song of Speed (D. Nutt, 1903), Hawthorn & Lavender with Other Verses (D. Nutt, 1901), and For England’s Sake: Verses and Songs in Time of War (D. Nutt, 1900), among others. He died in Woking, England, on July 11, 1903.

'Invictus' is a poem which focuses on the human spirit and its ability to overcome adversity. It is a rallying cry for those who find themselves in dark and trying situations, who have to dig deep and fight for their lives. The poet certainly knew hard times and needed all his strength to battle against disease. Born in Gloucester, England, in 1849, he was diagnosed with tubercular arthritis at the age of 12 and went through years of pain and discomfort. W.E. Henley wrote 'Invictus' some years later whilst in hospital undergoing treatment for tuberculosis of the bones, specifically those in his left leg, which had to be amputated from the knee down. He was still only a young man at this time. 'Invictus' does contain passion and defiance and it is easy to see just why so many use the powerful lines to drum up courage and to shed light into the darker corners when all else fails. Written in 1875 and published in 1888, it retains its original power and conviction, the simple rhyme scheme tightening the lines and making them memorable.