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25 Poems That Will Make You Want To Switch Your Major From Business To English ASAP

It'd be a better investment, honestly.

Madison Foster

Sep 04, 2018

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25 Poems That Will Make You Want To Switch Your Major From Business To English ASAP

Madison Foster

Ever since I was little, I have always known that reading is my thing, but I don't think I understood poetry until I was a senior in high school. Looking back, I don't know how I survived purely on novels and short stories because poems have allowed me to analyze and interpret the world in an entirely different way. Here are 25 of the best poems that will help you make sense of the world, think deeper, and maybe even convince you to change your major.

1. "Perhaps we're not afraid of death-" by Erin Hanson

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2. "Ends once looked-" by Noor Unnahar

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/47/9c/b4/479cb474711d97c94f1ce8e3d9c7cfea.jpg

3. "For a star to be born,-" by Zoe Skylar

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7630856-for-a-star-to-be-born-there-is-one-thing

4. "be so full that even if-" by Alison Malee

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5. "my god-" by Rupi Kaur

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6. "She,-" by Langston Hughes

http://hellyeahazza.tumblr.com/post/89003548358/flowercrownsfor5sos-trust-me-imadoctor

7. "Funny- to be a Century-" by Emily Dickinson

https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/funny-to-be-a-century/

8. "Still I Rise" by Maya Angelo

https://twitter.com/poetsorg/status/834208593918435330

9. "Nocturne" by Frank O'Hara

http://www.aseaofquotes.com/post/42820345339/frank-ohara-nocturne

10. "Wanting to Die" by Anne Sexton

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/6f/7e/03/6f7e03d51cd086ebdc62790b1fabc686.jpg

11. "I Can't Forget You" by Len Roberts

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/browse?contentId=41757

12. "Daystar" by Rita Dove

https://twitter.com/kelliagodon/status/965809787911815171

13. "Evening Star" by Edgar Allan Poe

https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/evening-star/

14. "Love is a place-" by E.E. Cummings

https://www.hercampus.com/school/harvard/7-e-e-cummings-love-poems-are-better-out-loud

15. "Sci-Fi" by Tracey K. Smith

https://twitter.com/poetsorg/status/948305399702310912

16. "Elena" by J. Olivares

https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/208713763951881612/

17. "I will not be-" by Erin Van Vuren

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c1/28/f2/c128f2488c853f6112c17ab71810c303.jpg

18. "Things" by Lisel Mueller

http://www.aseaofquotes.com/post/41173891084/lisel-mueller-things

19. "Do not go gentle into that good night,-" by Dylan Thomas

https://apessay.com/order/?rid=6ddc14dd57d45a99

20. "Hope" by William Blake

https://katiescott456.wordpress.com/tag/william-blake/

21. "Sonnet 116" by William Shakespeare

https://www.facebook.com/645771865541510/photos/a.709255559193140.1073741828.645771865541510/792550334196995/?type=1&theater

22. "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T.S. Eliot

https://78.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5kky9d3mp1qe31lco1_r1_500.jpg

23. "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost

https://apessay.com/order/?rid=cc49f4f3231bb03f

24. "Raise you words,-" by Rumi

https://www.kcaw.org/2016/08/17/poetry-lovers-gather-rumi-fest/

25. "If there's empty spaces in your heart,-" by Erin Hanson

https://www.pinterest.nz/pin/385550418074455365/?lp=true

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25 Poems That Will Make You Want To Switch Your Major From Business To English ASAP

It'd be a better investment, honestly.

In This Article:

1. "Perhaps we're not afraid of death-" by Erin Hanson

2. "Ends once looked-" by Noor Unnahar

3. "For a star to be born,-" by Zoe Skylar

4. "be so full that even if-" by Alison Malee

5. "my god-" by Rupi Kaur

6. "She,-" by Langston Hughes

7. "Funny- to be a Century-" by Emily Dickinson

8. "Still I Rise" by Maya Angelo

9. "Nocturne" by Frank O'Hara

10. "Wanting to Die" by Anne Sexton

11. "I Can't Forget You" by Len Roberts

12. "Daystar" by Rita Dove

13. "Evening Star" by Edgar Allan Poe

14. "Love is a place-" by E.E. Cummings

15. "Sci-Fi" by Tracey K. Smith

16. "Elena" by J. Olivares

17. "I will not be-" by Erin Van Vuren

18. "Things" by Lisel Mueller

19. "Do not go gentle into that good night,-" by Dylan Thomas

20. "Hope" by William Blake

21. "Sonnet 116" by William Shakespeare

22. "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T.S. Eliot

23. "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost

24. "Raise you words,-" by Rumi

25. "If there's empty spaces in your heart,-" by Erin Hanson

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