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Apr 20, 2015 · “In this poem, love is an avocado seed aspiring to roots, a grandfather clock, a stocked pond, and a nuclear weapons test. ‘Ode to Love’ features the many ironies love keeps tucked beneath its unwieldy wings.” — Jennifer Militello
- “Come, and Be My Baby” by Maya Angelou
- "Bird-Understander" by Craig Arnold
- "Habitation" by Margaret Atwood
- "Variations on The Word Love" by Margaret Atwood
- "The More Loving One" by W.H. Auden
- "To My Dear and Loving Husband" by Anne Bradstreet
- "Always For The First Time" by André Breton
- "Love and Friendship" by Emily Brontë
- "To Be in Love" by Gwendolyn Brooks
- "How Do I Love Thee? (Sonnet 43)" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Maya Angelou was one of America’s most acclaimed poets and storytellers, as well as a celebrated educator and civil rights activist. In ‘Come, And Be My Baby’, Angelou beautifully captures how overwhelming modern life can be and the comfort that love can provide during times of hardship — even if only for a moment.
The raw honesty of Craig Arnold’s poetry makes ‘Bird-Understander’ an easy pick for our list of the most beautiful love poems. In this piece, Arnold recounts a moment with his partner that makes his love grow even stronger. The language is simple yet evocative, putting a strong metaphor in the reader’s mind and facilitating a deeper understanding o...
Best known for her alarmingly realistic dystopian novelThe Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood demonstrates similar strengths in this poem: ‘Habitation’ is strikingly real. For context, Atwood here admits to the challenges of marriage and acknowledges the work needed to overcome them. It is this candor which makes the poem so beautiful.
One of the most fascinating things about love is that it can come in so many different forms — platonic, passionate, or even patronizing. Margaret Atwood unflinchingly lays out some of these in her poem ‘Variations on the Word Love’.
Whilst poems about heartbreak might not be as uplifting as those about the joys of love, they can be equally as beautiful and meaningful. The celestial extended metaphorof W.H. Auden’s ‘The More Loving One’ demonstrates this — though ultimately he would rather be ‘the more loving one’ himself, Auden perfectly encapsulates the pain of loss when love...
Anne Bradstreet’s Puritan belief that marriage is a gift from God comes across strongly in ‘To My Dear and Loving Husband.’ Reading it through a modern lens, it’s easy to start the poem feeling a little skeptical; however, Bradstreet’s genuine gratitude and dedication to her husband soon manifests to make it a deeply moving assertion of true love.
‘Always For The First Time’ is André Breton’s ode to a woman he has not met, but is willing to wait every day for. Breton was the French founder of the surrealist movement, which aimed to blur the lines between dreams and reality in art — explaining the rather whimsical nature of this beautiful love poem.
Love doesn’t have to be confined to romance — love between friends can be just as strong and beautiful. In ‘Love and Friendship’, Emily Brontë compares romantic love to a rose — stunning but short-lived — and friendship to a holly tree which can endure all seasons.
Next on our list of the most beautiful poems about love is ‘To Be in Love’ by Gwendolyn Brooks. Brooks was a poet, author, and teacher — and perhaps most notably, in 1950, was also the first African-American writer to receive a Pulitzer Prize. In this powerful poem, Brooks conveys the intense emotions which come with falling in love and how it can ...
Elizabeth Barrett Browning was a renowned Victorian poet who influenced the work of many later English-language poets, including Emily Dickinson. ‘How Do I Love Thee?’ is one of Browning’s most recognizable poems, and indeed one of the most famous love poems ever written — its ardent yet clear declaration of love has resonated with readers for over...
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Put simply, an ode is a poem written about, or to, a particular thing or person. So Andrew Marvell wrote a poem about Oliver Cromwell, Percy Shelley wrote an ode to the west wind, and John Keats wrote odes to everything from a Grecian urn to the state of melancholy. Pablo Neruda even wrote an ode to his socks.
Ode poems are a formal and ceremonial type of verse, originally composed to celebrate or praise a person, event, or thing. They have been a significant poetic form since ancient times, with various types such as Pindaric odes and Horatian odes.
- “Aedh Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven” by W.B. Yeats. Had I the heavens’ embroidered cloths, Enwrought with golden and silver light, The blue and the dim and the dark cloths.
- “I wish I could remember that first day” by Christina Rossetti. I wish I could remember that first day, First hour, first moment of your meeting me, If bright or dim the season, it might be.
- “Your Hands” by Angelina Weld Grimké. I love your hands: They are big hands, firm hands, gentle hands; Hair grows on the back near the wrist . . . . I have seen the nails broken and stained.
- “Love Song” by Dorothy Parker. My own dear love, he is strong and bold. And he cares not what comes after. His words ring sweet as a chime of gold, And his eyes are lit with laughter.
The poet composed an ode to her mother, expressing her love and appreciation for all the hard work her mother had done for her. An ode is a traditional, beautiful poem of praise that is dedicated to something meaningful. Usually, this “something” is ephemeral, such as love, beauty, or music.
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