How It Is by Maxine Kumin
‘How It Is’ is written, remembering the best-loved confessional poet, Anne Sexton. This poem centers around an old blue jacket.
Dialogue of Friendship Multiply’d by Katherine Philips
‘Dialogue of Friendship Multiply’d’ by Katherine Philips contains the dialogue between two women, one of whom wishes to begin a friendship with the other.
At Home by Christina Rossetti
‘At Home’ describes the plight of a ghost who is kept separate from happiness, friends, and her no longer possible future.
To My Excellent Lucasia, on Our Friendship by Katherine Philips
‘To My Excellent Lucasia, on Our Friendship’ by Katherine Philips describes the relationship that existed between the poet and her friend Anne Owens.
Orinda to Lucasia by Katherine Philips
‘Orinda to Lucasia’ by Katherine Philips describes the importance and intensity of the relationship she holds with her close friend, Anne Owens.
At an Inn by Thomas Hardy
‘At an Inn’ by Thomas Hardy recalls a stay that Hardy and his close female friend had at an inn. At the time they were not in love, but seemed to be.
A Time to Talk by Robert Frost
‘A Time to Talk’ by Robert Frost is a poem abut the importance of friendship. Nothing should get in the way of greeting a friend one truly cares about.
Solitude by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
‘Solitude’ by Ella Wheeler Wilcox describes the connection between one’s outlook on life and the friends and community one attracts.
Feather or a Rock by Ellen Welcker
‘Feather or a Rock’ by Ellen Welcker is a deep but playful discussion between two friends about the problems associated with their position in society.
Goliath and David by Robert Graves
Goliath and David by Robert Graves retells the story of ‘David and Goliath’ in a darker, more realistic manner in which David loses the fight.
To a Friend in Love with the Wrong Man Again by Stephen Dunn
‘To a Friend in Love with the Wrong Man Again’ by Stephen Dunn describes the ups and downs of love through the story of a digger wasp.
Reflections Irregular by John Rollin Ridge
‘Reflections Irregular’ details the return of a man to a place in which he spent his youth and the ways he has changed in the intervening years.
Summer Friends by Mary Lamb
‘Summer Friends’ by Mary Lamb is a sixteen line poem that speaks to the invulnerable relationship between friends in good times and bad.
Elegy Before Death by Edna St. Vincent Millay
‘Elegy Before Death’ is a poem about the physical and spiritual impact of a loss and how it can and cannot change one’s world.
Friend by Hone Tuwhare
‘Friend’ by Hone Tuwhare discusses a friendship that has fallen into ruin through the passage of years.
Hide and Seek by Vernon Scannell
‘Hide and Seek’ by Vernon Scannell is a poem that centers around a metaphorical narrative of hide and seek.
The Castle by Edwin Muir
‘The Castle’ by Edwin Muir details a past event of a castle’s overtaking through the account of a soldier who witnessed the castle’s fall, firsthand.
Love and Friendship by Emily Brontë
‘Love and Friendship’, by Emily Brontë, is a three-stanza poem that functions as a compare/contrast piece between “love and friendship.”
An Irish Airman Foresees His Death by William Butler Yeats
After losing his dear friend in World War I, William Butler Yeats wrote this particular poem, ‘An Irish Airman Foresees His Death. Robert Gregory, an Irish Airman, was accidentally shot down by an Italian Aviator, who happened to be a dear friend of Yeats.
A Poison Tree by William Blake
The poem ‘A Poison Tree,’ published in the year 1794, is one of the most wonderful and appreciated works of poetry by William Blake.