As the saying goes, good writers are also good readers, and I believe reading is essential for our writing journey. It’s important for us, as writers, to support each other as we explore our creativity. Engaging with different literature enriches our understanding and introduces us to new themes. I’m happy to share a list of my favorite poems, in no particular order, that have inspired my writing. These works express various emotions and insights into the human experience. I encourage you to check out these authors and enjoy their beautiful words; you might find inspiration in unexpected places!

1. Boots, Rudyard Kipling
2. 25 Minutes to Go, Shel Silverstein
3. Daddy What If?, Shel Silverstein
4. Invitation, Shel Silverstein
5. Whatifs, Shel Silverstein
6. Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep, Mary Elizabeth Frye
7. Fire and Ice, Robert Frost
8. The Road Not Taken, Robert Frost
9. Stopping In The Woods on a Snowy Evening, Robert Frost
10. Hot and Cold, Roald Dahl
11. There’s No Earthly Way of Knowing, Roald Dahl
12. Hope Is The Thing with Feathers, Emily Dickinson
13. Mother to Son, Langston Hughes
14. A Smile To Remember, Charles Bukowski
15. I cant stay in the same room with that woman for five minutes, Charles Bukowski
16. Dinosauria, We, Charles Bukowski
17. Aimless, Judy Dykstra-Brown
18. Art, Herman Melville
19. The Maldive Shark, Herman Melville
20. The College Colonel, Herman Melville
21. Paul Revere’s Ride, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
22. The Arrow and the Song, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
23. Montana Pastoral, J.V. Cunningham