English poetry has evolved ever since the middle of 7 th century till now and has covered various ages and conditions. From the 20 th Century, whatever was written was considered modern poetry, while classic poetry consisted of creations prior to that. In the initial stages most of the epics or even fictions were written in verses and are often confused with poetry.
Classic Poetry can be traced to the Anglo Saxon Era, when poetry included description of historical events like The Battle of Brunanburh . In the fourteenth century after a rather dormant spell, poetry once again started to flourish with the works of Pearl Poet and Geoffrey Chaucer 's works, to name a few. English Poetry flourished at its best in the post renaissance period. With poets like Nicholas Grimald , Robert Southwell , Orlando Gibbons and others, classic poetry books were abundant.
Other great poets who have enriched the classic poetry books were:
- Geoffrey Chaucer
- Edmuch Spenser
- Walter Raleigh
- William Shakespeare
The post renaissance poets for classic poetry books included:
- John Donne
- John Milton
- Alexander Pope
- Anne Finch
- Mary Robinson
- William Wordsworth
- William Blake
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Lord Byron
- John Keats
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning
- Alfred Lord Tennyson
- Robert Browning
- Walter de la Mare
From a huge treasury of Classic Poetry books, one can mention the names of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Paradise Lost by John Milton, Anelida and Arcite by Geoffrey Chaucer, Lines written in Early Spring by William Wordsworth, Ode to a Nightingale by John Keats, The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred Lord Tennyson.
The unending number of classic poetry books sound and read beautifully even in this age of modern poetry.
