My Favourite Poems

These are the poems that have inspired my work but, more importantly, these are the poems that move me

Portrait of Lord Byron by R Westall, 1813

All Is Vanity, Saith the Preacher — Lord Byron

Material possessions are not a cure for a melancholy heart. One for those who are given everything they want but are still unhappy. Quite possibly my favourite poem of all time.

Love And Death — Lord Byron

A poem about unrequited love, but it’s so much more than that. It’s about loving and giving love and to have someone not receive that love graciously. And then strongly, wrongly, vainly loving them still.

Prometheus — Lord Byron

“Thy Godlike crime was to be kind.”

The First Kiss Of Love — Lord Byron

A monument to the first flutter of butterflies in one’s stomach — the first sigh — the first heave of a bosom. This is why Byron is the best; he understands human emotion and passion better than anyone else. He even dedicates a stanza to dragging other poets.

Legend.

It is The Hour — Lord Byron