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Not in poetry? It's about to change. Having a collection of big books at your fingertips is one thing, but find poets that you connect to take you to a brand new level. Whether you stored them to sound super intelligent, impress a girl or - the best reason for all! - Develop your mind, it is 20 great poems to start. For more essential reading, check out the40 pounds every man over 40 should have on his library.

The poemInvictus - Which means "not rendered" in Latin - is all about the human mind and overcome the misfortunes or difficulties of your life. In fact, when Henley wrote it, he was at the hospital recovering from an amputation of the legs due to tuberculosis.

"It does not count how much the door, / how to punish the scroll, / I am the master of my destiny, / I am the captain of my soul," writes Henley.

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You have probably heard about 1873 Poem of Arthur O'ShaughnessyOde At some point in your life. (Heck, Willy Wonka even cited in the movie!) Because it's about the artistic expression, it is perfect for anyone who needs a little confidence while working on a creative project.

"We are the musicians, / and we are dreams of dreams, / wandering by isolated stagnants and sitting with sorry streams," says O'Shaughnessy. "World-Perders and World-Forsakers, / on which the pale moon shines: Yet we are the movers and the shakers / world forever, it seems."

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If you are on your luck when it comes to your finances, you will love William Shakespeare'sSonnet 29. In the end, life is about love - and how to have spiritual wealth beats economic wealth any day.

"For your sweet love to remember that this wealth brings, then I despise myself to change state with kings", writes Shakespeare.

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There is a reasonShe walks in beauty is one of the most romantic poems of all time. She can try not to fall in love with you after you read it, but it will not be difficult not to do it.

"It walks in beauty, like night / climates without clouds and starry skies; / and everything is the best of dark and brilliant night / meet in its appearance and eyes; / A thus softened To this light soft light / to which the paradise at the gay day denies, "Byron writes.

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Do you know the phrase "carpe diem", aka "sieze the day"? The sentence that is always cited non-stop came directly from HoraceOde 1.11.

"Be wise, put on the wine and cut the hope of a long life in a short time. / While we are talking about, the time envious will flee: seize the day as small as possible in the future", writes Horace.

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You do not need to be a soldier to enjoythis poem. William Wordsworth speaks of "Happy Warriors", but his words can also apply you in your battle of life.

"More skillful in terms of self-knowledge, even purer, / also tempted more; more capable of supporting, / as more exposed to suffering and distress; / from there too, more living with tenderness," writes Wordworth .

Do you want to make someone fall in love with you? You can not beat impress them with a poem.Language of love Pass exactly how much love speaks - and spoiler: Emma Wheeler Wilcox slams totally.

"In the embrace where madness backgrounds to bliss, / and in the convulsive removal of a kiss - / So, love speaks", writes Wilcox.

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Ulysses Is all about Ulysses' trip to his Ithaca Island: he bored and wants to continue sailing, but as he gets older, his time is short. Everyone can learn one thing or two of these words.

"We are not now this strength which, in the old days / moving the earth and the sky, what we are, we are; / An equal temperament of heroic hearts, / rendering low by time and destiny, but strong In the will / to endeavor to seek, find, and not to give in, "says Tennyson.

The poemYesTo a goal: to give advice to any man trying to find his place in the world, while helping him become a better person in the process.

"If you can dream - and do not dream of your master; / if you can think - and do not make your goal think; / if you can meet a triumph and disaster / and treat these two identical impostors," writes Kipling.

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While readingThe unneached road By Robert Frost, you will quickly realize that the heart of the poem is all about the choice - and how a choice you produce can change your life.

"I will say that with a sigh / elsewhere ages and ages from where: / Two roads diverged in a wood and I am - / I took the least traveled, / and which made all the difference", written Frost.

Whatever better than having someone in your life who loves you enough to wear your heart with them wherever they go? That's exactly what E. cummings wrote aboutthis poem.

"I'm wearing your heart with me (I wear it in my heart) / I'm never without it (nowhere I'm going to go, darling, / and all that is done by only me, it's your do, My darling), "Cummings writes.

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Thispoem Is all about the possibility and how it comes only once. Obviously, Theodore Roosevelt has loved so much that he has played in his office at the White House.

"Master of human destinies am I; fame, love and fortune on my steps are waiting. / The cities and fields I walked. I enter deserts and seas away and, passing through / hovel and mart And palace, soon or later, I strike without anything once at each door, "Ingalls writes.

Have you ever wondered if you should ask for help on something or go solo? That's whatThe winners By Rudyard Kipling enters - and according to this poet, you might have more success in the end by doing your own thing.

"One can fall, but it falls from itself - / falls alone with himself to blame. / We can reach and to him is a pelf - / a booty of the city in gold or in renown. / The looting of The Earth must be quite travelers the fastest and travel alone, "Kipling writes.

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We thought that Dylan Thomas wrotethis poem to his dying father. After reading through the words, you will let know exactly what it is about: rebel against death, even if the fight does not seem worth it because it is inevitable at the end.

"Do not go slowly in this good night, / old age should burn and rave near the day; / Rage, rage against light of light," says Thomas.

Make major changes?Guest house can give you peace of mind. The poem is to realize every day, you can allow something new to come in your life, which can serve as a good reminder to not let your fears annoy you, to embrace the change and rolling with the blows of fist.

"This human being is a guest house. / Every morning, a new arrival. / A joy, a depression, a malice, a momentary consciousness comes / as an unexpected visitor", writes Rumi.

Sometimes it's hard to find the right words when you are in love, andI want to be with you is perfect for anyone who can not articulate their feelings too much. (Yes, you're not alone!)

"I want to be yours / let me be your vacuum cleaner / breathe in your dust / let me be your Ford Cortina / I would never want rust / if you like your coffee hot / let me be your coffee maker / you call them Strokes / I you want to be yours, "writes Clarke.

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You want to read a poem that really makes you think? To tryA dream with a dream by Edgar Allen Poe. In his words, he calls into question the existence and the reality, saying that some people live life as if they were in a dream.

"Does everything we see or seem / but a dream in a dream?" PoE writes.

Thispoem Perhaps looks like a Downer, but he has a positive message: remaining positive despite a difficult period. Because at the end, life goes well - even if you have to work there.

"Life is fine! Well like wine! Life is fine!" Hughes writes.

Be happy that your nose is on your face Could be destined for children, but it also has a powerful message for adults. Instead of trying to change yourself or something that goes well, be happy with what you have.

"Be happy that your nose is on your face, not glued to another place, / if it were where it's not, / you could not love your nose a lot," writes Pelutsky.

Who captures the love better than Shakespeare?Sonnet 18 Is sure to do that someone you read completely vanished - guaranteed.

"Should I compare you to a summer day? / You are more beautiful and tempered: / The raw winds shake the darling buds of May, / and the summer lease have too short a date," writes Shakespeare.

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