Sarojini Naidu - the Nightingale of India was not just a poet but also a fiery politician. Her contributions to both Indian politics and well as Indian literature are quite formidable.

Love is one of the major emotions in a human being's life. It is startling to many people that the Bible devotes an entire book to this emotion and its physical expression.Sensuous and beautiful, the Song of Songs is an enigmatic and interesting book to read.

The Book of Psalms is what springs to mind when we think of poetry in the Bible. Although not similar in most ways to traditional English poetry, it is nevertheless a collection of poems with a universal appeal.

John Milton was one of England's greatest poets. His magnum opus was the epic poem Paradise Lost, arguably one of the most noteworthy works in all of English Literature.

William Wordsworth, Poet Laureate of England, and pioneer of the Romantic Age in English literature is very well-known. His poem "Lines Written in Early Spring" is one of his lesser-known poems.

Robert Frost is a famous American poet. His poems are profound works on human nature and yet carry a naive simplicity about them. One of his more famous poems is "The Road Not Taken".