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UK Poems and Poets: A Legacy of Literature

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The United Kingdom has been home to some of the most renowned poets in history, whose works have shaped English literature. From Shakespeare's timeless plays to the romantic poetry of Wordsworth and Byron, these poets have left an indelible mark on the literary world.

SN Poet Notable Works Famous Lines
1 Anglo-Saxon Poets Beowulf -
2 Geoffrey Chaucer The Canterbury Tales -
3 Unknown (Sir Gawain) Sir Gawain and the Green Knight -
4 William Shakespeare Sonnets, Longer Poems -
5 John Milton Paradise Lost -
6 William Wordsworth The Daffodils, Nature-inspired poetry "I wander'd lonely as a cloud"
7 Sir Walter Scott Poems inspired by Scotland, traditional stories, and songs -
8 William Blake The Tyger, visionary and mystical poetry "Tyger! Tyger! Burning bright"
9 John Keats Romantic poetry -
10 Lord Byron She Walks in Beauty, Romantic poetry "She walks in beauty, like the night"
11 Percy Shelley Romantic poetry -
12 Alfred Lord Tennyson In Memoriam, Poet Laureate -
13 Robert Browning Home Thoughts from Abroad, dramatic monologues "Oh to be in England now that April’s there"
14 Elizabeth Browning Sonnets from the Portuguese, love poetry -
15 Wilfred Owen War poetry "What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?"
16 Siegfried Sassoon War poetry -
17 Sir Walter de la Mare Lyrical and children's poetry -
18 John Masefield Sea-Fever, Poet Laureate -
19 Sir John Betjeman Poet Laureate, poetry reflecting on English life and landscapes -
20 Ted Hughes The Hawk in the Rain, Poet Laureate -
21 John Barbour Scottish, father of Scots poetry The Bruce -
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