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pre-1500 0 / 28 BCE 0 / 12 1500s 0 / 9 1550s 1 / 89 1600s 2 / 176 1650s 0 / 57 1700s 0 / 34 1750s 2 / 162 1800s 18 / 683 1850s 35 / 939 1900s 58 / 1115 1950s 0 / 15

Poems in 1900s · 58 with this theme Show all eras

A Persuasion

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A Persuasion

by Hart Crane · English

21 July 1899 - 27 April 1932 (~33)

A Song of Four Winds

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A Song of Four Winds

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

A White Blossom

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A White Blossom

by D. H. Lawrence · English

11 September 1885 - 2 March 1930 (~45)

Alone

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Alone

by Robert Nichols · English

6 September 1893 - 17 December 1944 (~51)

And death shall have no dominion

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And death shall have no dominion

by Dylan Thomas · English

27 October 1914 - 9 November 1953 (~39)

At that hour when all things have repose

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At that hour when all things have repose

by James Joyce · English

2 February 1882 - 13 January 1941 (~59)

Beauty

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Beauty

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

Daffodowndilly

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Daffodowndilly

by A. A. Milne · English

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

Especially when the October wind

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Especially when the October wind

by Dylan Thomas · English

27 October 1914 - 9 November 1953 (~39)

For warmth alone, for shelter only

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For warmth alone, for shelter only

by Edna St. Vincent Millay · English

22 February 1892 - 19 October 1950 (~58)

Garden

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Garden

by Hilda Doolittle · English

10 September 1886 - 27 September 1961 (~75)

Gypsy Song

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Gypsy Song

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

He Likens Her to a Rose-Tree, Himself to the Wind

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He Likens Her to a Rose-Tree, Himself to the Wind

by F. S. Flint · English

19 December 1885 - 28 February 1960 (~75)

How Still the Night

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How Still the Night

by Joseph Campbell · English

15 July 1879 - 6 June 1944 (~65)

I Love You

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I Love You

by Sara Teasdale · English

8 August 1884 - 29 January 1933 (~49)

In March

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In March

by Patrick Reginald Chalmers · English

27 June 1872 - 12 September 1942 (~70)

Iseult of Ireland

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Iseult of Ireland

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

Lean out of the window

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Lean out of the window

by James Joyce · English

2 February 1882 - 13 January 1941 (~59)

Love is a Terrible Thing

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Love is a Terrible Thing

by Grace Fallow Norton · English

29 October 1876 - 1926 (~50)

Love Storm

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Love Storm

by D. H. Lawrence · English

11 September 1885 - 2 March 1930 (~45)

May Eve

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May Eve

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

Morning at the Window

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Morning at the Window

by T. S. Eliot · English

26 September 1888 - 4 January 1965 (~77)

O, it was out by Donnycarney

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O, it was out by Donnycarney

by James Joyce · English

2 February 1882 - 13 January 1941 (~59)

On the Hills

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On the Hills

by Ford Madox Hueffer · English

17 December 1873 - 26 June 1939 (~66)

Out in the dark

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Out in the dark

by Edward Thomas · English

3 March 1878 - 9 April 1917 (~39)

Ploughing on Sunday

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Ploughing on Sunday

by Wallace Stevens · English

2 October 1879 - 2 August 1955 (~76)

Recitative

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Recitative

by Hart Crane · English

21 July 1899 - 27 April 1932 (~33)

Sands

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Sands

by Witter Bynner · English

10 August 1881 - 1 June 1968 (~87)

Sea-Fever

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Sea-Fever

by John Masefield · English

1 June 1878 - 12 May 1967 (~89)

Song of a Man Who Is Not Loved

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Song of a Man Who Is Not Loved

by D. H. Lawrence · English

11 September 1885 - 2 March 1930 (~45)

Song of the Fomoroh

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Song of the Fomoroh

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

Spring Morning

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Spring Morning

by A. A. Milne · English

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

Spring Salmon

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Spring Salmon

by Patrick Reginald Chalmers · English

27 June 1872 - 12 September 1942 (~70)

Storm

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Storm

by Hilda Doolittle · English

10 September 1886 - 27 September 1961 (~75)

Sunny Shower

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Sunny Shower

by William Soutar · English

28 April 1898 - 15 October 1943 (~45)

The Air Plant

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The Air Plant

by Hart Crane · English

21 July 1899 - 27 April 1932 (~33)

The air you breathe

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The air you breathe

by Dylan Thomas · English

27 October 1914 - 9 November 1953 (~39)

The Captured Goddess

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The Captured Goddess

by Amy Lowell · English

9 February 1874 - 12 May 1925 (~51)

The Dance

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The Dance

by Rupert Brooke · English

3 August 1887 - 23 April 1915 (~28)

The Death of a Soldier

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The Death of a Soldier

by Wallace Stevens · English

2 October 1879 - 2 August 1955 (~76)

The East Wind

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The East Wind

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

The force that through the green fuse drives the flower

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The force that through the green fuse drives the flower

by Dylan Thomas · English

27 October 1914 - 9 November 1953 (~39)

The Sea Wind

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The Sea Wind

by Sara Teasdale · English

8 August 1884 - 29 January 1933 (~49)

The spire cranes

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The spire cranes

by Dylan Thomas · English

27 October 1914 - 9 November 1953 (~39)

The sun set, the wind fell

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The sun set, the wind fell

by Edward Thomas · English

3 March 1878 - 9 April 1917 (~39)

The Villain

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The Villain

by W. H. Davies · English

3 July 1871 - 26 September 1940 (~69)

The West Wind

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The West Wind

by John Masefield · English

1 June 1878 - 12 May 1967 (~89)

The Wind Sprang up at Four O'clock

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The Wind Sprang up at Four O'clock

by T. S. Eliot · English

26 September 1888 - 4 January 1965 (~77)

The Woman in the Shadow

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The Woman in the Shadow

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

There’s plenty in the world that doth not die

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There’s plenty in the world that doth not die

by Dylan Thomas · English

27 October 1914 - 9 November 1953 (~39)

This bread I break

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This bread I break

by Dylan Thomas · English

27 October 1914 - 9 November 1953 (~39)

Waiting At The Window

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Waiting At The Window

by A. A. Milne · English

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

We see rise the secret wind

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We see rise the secret wind

by Dylan Thomas · English

27 October 1914 - 9 November 1953 (~39)

Why east wind chills

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Why east wind chills

by Dylan Thomas · English

27 October 1914 - 9 November 1953 (~39)

Why is a pale white not paler than blue

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Why is a pale white not paler than blue

by Gertrude Stein · English

3 February 1874 - 27 July 1946 (~72)

Wind on the Hill

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Wind on the Hill

by A. A. Milne · English

18 January 1882 - 31 January 1956 (~74)

Winds

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Winds

by Nora Hopper Chesson · English

2 January 1871 - 14 April 1906 (~35)

With windmills turning wrong directions

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With windmills turning wrong directions

by Dylan Thomas · English

27 October 1914 - 9 November 1953 (~39)

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