Written in 1913 by Nobel laureate Rabindranath before India gained Independence. This poem is Tagore’s vision of a new India.

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Tupac Shakur was a gifted poet and rapper. The message of this poem is that we all underestimate the power of smiling. We should share it more often and see how contagious it can be.

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This poem by Edgar Allan Poe was originally published in March 1849. The poem questions whether life is just an illusion as the author sees important things simply slip away.

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Considered the ‘Nightingale of India’, Sarojini Naidu was a celebrated poet, playwright and activist for India’s independence. It is said that her poetry was so beautiful that it could be sung. This poem is advice to children about their upcoming life - it is not always smooth sailing. You have take the hardship in stride.

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Pat Fleming’s poem is about a search for peace, a search for ourselves and where the answers lie.

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Maya Angelou is a celebrated American poet, storyteller and activist. Her poem “Still I Rise” reflects a constant theme in her works on ‘liberation and survival’. It is an empowering poem about the struggle to overcome prejudice and injustice. No matter the circumstances, there must always be hope to cling to.

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This was one of Sylvia Plath’s last poems before her tragic death in February 1963. It’s her reflection on poetry itself. Her emotional journey, from creative power to despair and death.

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This is a poem about never giving up. Listen, reflect, channel your vision for a stronger self.

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An inspirational poem written by Ronald Doe as an ode to his disabled sister who despite being dependent on her family for most of her life, she remained strong and lived with dignity.

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The writer takes inspiration from a meteor shower. He uses it as an analogy for when people come into your life. You collide, producing energy and enchanting colours. Just as a meteor disintegrates, similarly people as well fade away from your life.

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