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From epic tales of war and romance to beloved animated musicals, this list includes information about the best movies based on poems. Some movies based on poems stay true to the source material while other films adapted from poems create new storylines. Some of the best movies based on poems have even won Academy Awards.

What films will you find on this best movies based on poems list? Braveheart has to be near the top. This 1995 film &ndash; directed, produced, and starring Mel Gibson &ndash; was based on the poem The Wallace by Blind&nbsp;Harry. Braveheart won the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/greatest-academy-award-winners-for-best-picture?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Academy Award for Best Picture</a> as well as several other honors. O Brother, Where Art Thou? is another great movie inspired by a poem.

Nightmare Before Christmas was based on a poem written by Tim Burton in 1982. Other good films based on poems include Troy, Beowulf, and Horton Hears a Who.

Which movies based on a poem do you think are&nbsp;the best? Give your favorites a vote up and and&nbsp;add any good options we may have missed.

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Since humans could communicate, they would tell stories, sing songs, and recite poetry. The best poetic adaptations take the source material and do it justice. This could mean a faithful retelling with accurate details or, more likely, an interpretation of the original that still preserves the essence of the piece. Here we've compiled some of the best films inspired by poetry.Dr. Seuss's unique take on illustrated children's literature using meter and rhyme scheme resulted in timeless catchy poetry that is still a favorite for kids years after its original publishing. Shakespeare is, of course, another favorite whose works are adapted into film all the time.What movies adapted from poems are your favorite? Vote up your favorite and make sure to also check out our list of <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/movies-about-poets/akansha-kakkad">films about poets</a>.

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There's something truly magical about the best short rhyming poems of all time. These concise works manage to capture deep emotions, clever observations, and timeless wisdom within just a few lines. Whether it's a playful nursery rhyme or a poignant couplet, rhyming poems are a celebration of language’s rhythmic beauty and expressive power.Consider "What Are Heavy?" by Christina Rossetti, a deceptively simple poem that contemplates the metaphorical weight of different concepts with just a few well-chosen words. Then there's "Life Madness" by Emily Dickinson, which uses the brevity of rhyme to delve into the complexities of life and human emotion. And let's not overlook "Be Proud of Who You Are" by Edgar A. Guest, an empowering piece that encourages self-acceptance and confidence, crafted with rhythmic precision and heartfelt sincerity.So, which short rhyming poems resonate with you the most? We’re inviting you to vote on the top rhyming poems and see how your choices stack up against other literary enthusiasts. Your input not only helps celebrate your favorite poems but also introduces others to the gems that have moved and inspired readers across generations.

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Some of these short poems for kids rhyme. A few of them are really silly, while others attempt to teach important life lessons in a few short lines. Poetry has the ability to speak to its reader, even small ones that can barely tie their shoes. Here are 20 of the best short poems for kids.&nbsp;

Many will be familiar with several authors on this list. Poets like <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/shel-silverstein-creepy-poems-stories/lisa-waugh" target="_blank">Shel Silverstein</a> and Robert Louis Stevenson have been entertaining young readers for years. However, there are also several lesser-known small poems for kids that are equally impressive.&nbsp;

These short poems are all under 25 lines and are easy for kids to memorize. Make your voice heard. Vote up all your favorites.&nbsp;

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What better way to show your amore how much you care than with a love poem? These short love poems get right to the heart of the matter and are easy to memorize. Here are the best short poems in 25 lines or less. No list of famous short love poems&nbsp;is complete without a couple of selections from William Shakespeare. However, there are also several under the radar offerings that may not have the pedigree of a Shakespearean work of art but still manage to convey a deep sentiment of romance.&nbsp;

A <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-love-poems/ranker-books" target="_blank">love poem</a> doesn&#39;t have to be long to show the depth of your feelings. Show your partner how much you love them by learning one of these short romantic poems. Or, write it out on a card and send the poem along with their favorite flowers. A kind, romantic gesture goes a long way.&nbsp;

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Which are the best of Shakespeare's sonnets? This list includes the best of The Bard's 154 sonnets. These are all poems that deal with love, beauty, the passage of time, and mortality. It is likely these touchy subjects that continue to drive our fascination with Shakespeare’s sonnets, as they are still popular today.&nbsp;Shakespeare's sonnets almost all follow the same structure. The consist of three quatrains of four line stanza, and a final couplet written in iambic pentameter. The rhyme scheme Shakespeare used for his sonnets was: abab cdcd efef gg. Though a few sonnets are exceptions to this rule (99, 126, 145) most of the sonnets are strictly &quot;Shakespearean.&quot;The sonnets were first published in 1609 by Thomas thorpe, though it remains unknown as to whether the manuscript Thorpe used was authorized or not.Vote up the best of William Shakespeare's sonnets below or add your favorite Shakespearean sonnet, if it isn't already on the list.

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What is the best short poem to memorize? "Dream within a Dream," "This Is Just to Say," "Richard Cory," and "First Fig" are all sweet and succinct. Memorizing poetry will prove to be an impressive trick at parties, will bring you closer to the poem, and foster a lifelong bond with literature that simply reading these poems doesn't offer. Poetry buffs might also enjoy the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-love-poems/ranker-books">best poems about love</a>, the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-short-rhyming-poems/ranker-books">best rhyming poems</a>, and the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-epic-poems/ranker-books">best epic poems</a>, while theatre fans may want to see the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-short-monologues-from-plays/william-neckard">best short monologues</a>.&nbsp;Written works have the ability to make us feel. They make us want to believe, be inspired, and live vicariously through the stories we read on the page. They can make us <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-short-love-poems/ranker-books">love</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://commaful.com/tags/funny%20poems/">laugh</a>, and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://commaful.com/tags/sad/">cry</a>.&nbsp;Though brief, these&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://commaful.com/tags/short%20poems/">short poems</a> are full of rich imagery and hidden meaning. It is these elements which provoke readers to dig deeper, and memorizing the poem furthers that relationship even more.Poets and their poetry have the ability to take readers places and into worlds never imagined. Poets can often be tortured souls or great thinkers who allow readers a new view on the world, sometimes in as few as 10 or 12 line verses. Their skills with words, even when the poem is only a few lines long, draw the reader in, making us want to memorize certain works, like those on this list.Vote up all good simple and short poems to memorize below. And if you enjoy this list, you may also want to check out our list on classic&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-poems-of-all-time/ranker-books?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">famous poems</a>.

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Considering his colorful life, it makes sense that there are some dark Shel Silverstein poem meanings, as well as some deeply witty and intentionally creepy Shel Silverstein stories. The man was certainly offbeat, if not extraordinary. He was unflinching&nbsp;and one of the most relatable children’s writers in the world.&nbsp;Silverstein lived a far-from traditional life. He wrote&nbsp;some pretty raw songs, illustrated cartoons for Playboy, hung out with Hugh Hefner, and allegedly slept with hundreds of women. He never married but had two children with a former Playmate. Tragically, he lost his 11-year-old daughter to a brain aneurysm.&nbsp;The meanings behind Shel Silverstein poems and stories are debated to this day, but it's undeniable that some were inspired by his weird and complex life.&nbsp;Are Silverstein’s poems and stories a safe place to dream, ponder extreme possibilities, and question the morals of society? Or was he promoting drug use, cannibalism, disrespect for authority, violence, anarchy, and the occult? &nbsp;Let’s put it to a vote. Which of these Silverstein stories or poems strike you as the creepiest?

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What are the best children&rsquo;s poems of all time? This list includes the best kids poems such as &quot;The Raven,&quot; &quot;The Boa Constrictor,&quot; &quot;Now We Are Six,&quot; and &quot;The Loser.&quot; Though much poetry is too advanced for children to really grasp, there is a great deal of poetry written specifically for kids, such as the greatest kids poems on this list. <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-short-rhyming-poems/ranker-books" target="_blank">Rhyming poetry</a> can be a good first step for new readers, sillier poems are great for reading aloud to younger children, and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/short-poems-for-kids/ranker-books" target="_blank">short poems</a> are a wonderful way to practice memorization skills.

Many poets write directly for young readers. Poets like Shel Silverstein and Christina Rossetti create fun, silly world with rhyming language that any kid will enjoy. Even kids who don&#39;t like reading can have fun with a great kids poem.

Vote up <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-poems-of-all-time/ranker-books?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the best poems</a> for children below, or add the poems you read as a kid to the list and see where they rank!

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You don&#39;t hear a lot about poetry on the Internet these days, and that&#39;s a shame, because there really is nothing quite like a well-worded poem. It doesn&#39;t even have to <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-short-rhyming-poems/ranker-books" target="_blank">rhyme</a>. It can be a&nbsp;haiku&nbsp;which&nbsp;everyone seems to love. Who doesn&#39;t love a good haiku?&nbsp;So without further ado, here are some funny Internet poems that are pretty cool. They are a sign of Internet things to come. And just because they didn&#39;t go viral doesn&#39;t mean that they&#39;re dumb. You get that a lot of that rhymed and was sort of a poem, right? Cool.

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The emotions you experience when you lose a parent can feel impossible to articulate, which is why many turn to poetry to help express themselves at a funeral. Loss of mother poems, or just poems about motherhood in general, can provide a touching tribute during a memorial. Over the years, many poets, from classic writers like William Yeats to more contemporary writers, have penned works about their moms. Below, you&#39;ll find a collection of funeral poems appropriate for a mother&#39;s send off.&nbsp;

There are many&nbsp;poems for deceased mothers, written by the bereaved, that may help you express feelings of both gratitude and sorrow. In &quot;Your Clothes,&quot; for example, Judith Kroll&nbsp;uses her mother&#39;s clothing as a metaphor for her lost mom&#39;s memory. However, not all poems for funerals for mothers have to&nbsp;address death explicitly. Some of the below poetry, like &quot;What I Learned From My Mother&quot; by Julia Kasdorf, talk about gaining invaluable wisdom from a mother. Others, like &quot;Another Poem For Mothers&quot; by Erin Belieu, talk about the importance of moms in general.&nbsp;

If you&#39;re in need of a good poem, browse this list. Be sure to vote up the most touching tributes to motherhood as well to help other readers in search of a funeral poem.&nbsp;

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The field of poetry is highly diverse and many popular poets are <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/transgender-people-in-history/devon-ashby" target="_blank">transgender</a>. The best transgender poets come in many forms. Some famous transgender poets write lyrical prose while other talented trans poets are best known for their slam poetry performances. Many of the best known transgender poets advocate for LGBTQ causes.Who will you find on this best transgender poets list? Dane Edidi became the first trans woman of color to publish a work of fiction that followed a trans woman protagonist. South African slam poet, Lee Mokobe, made a splash with his 2015 <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-ted-videos-greatest-ted-talks-videos/the-doctor" target="_blank">TED Talk</a> during which he shared a poem about what it feels like to be transgender. Other famous transgender poets include Trace Peterson, Trish Salah, and Kay Ulanday Barrett.Which trans poet's work do you like the best? Take a look at this list and find out.

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Thinking of funeral poems for dad can be an incredibly emotional experience. Whether you want poems as part of a father&#39;s eulogy or simply want to read a poem at a memorial service, it&#39;s important to find something that speaks to you and your relationship with your father. As loss and death are part of life, many poets have written about lost fathers. However, there are also plenty of poems about fatherhood in general you can use to share your sentiments. Below, you&#39;ll find a wide variety of poems to help you articulate your feelings about your father&#39;s passing.&nbsp;

Poems about the death of a father often ground the emotions in imagery. In Mark Irwin&#39;s &quot;My Father&#39;s Hats,&quot; for example, Irwin talks in vivid detail about his memories of his late father&#39;s hats. Li-Young Lee&#39;s &quot;The Gift&quot; tells an evocative story of the narrator&#39;s father helping&nbsp;remove a splinter from his hand, a treasured memory that taught him life lessons. Other poems are more abstract expressions of gratitude, grief, or both. Helen Steiner Rice talks about how important dads are in &quot;Fathers Are Wonderful People.&quot; Other poems share scenes of touching moments between fathers and their children, such as Matt Mason&#39;s &quot;The Story of Ferdinand the Bull&quot; and Robert Hayden&#39;s &quot;Those Winter Sundays.&quot;

Browse the list below to find <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-poems-of-all-time/ranker-books?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">the best poem</a> to say goodbye to your father. Be sure to vote the best choices to the top to help other readers also in need of a good funeral poem.&nbsp;

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In his poem “<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.amazon.com/Trouble-Poetry-Other-Poems/dp/0375755217">The Trouble with Poetry</a>," former US Poet Laureate Billy Collins writes about ”the urge to write poetry / to sit in the dark and wait for a little flame / to appear at the tip of my pencil."Poets have been burning up our ears with verse long before pencils were invented, so it's a little surprising the US took so long to officially (via federal legislation) come up with the idea of a “Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress” <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.loc.gov/programs/poetry-and-literature/poet-laureate/poet-laureate-history/">in 1937</a>, with the first honoree being <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.loc.gov/item/n50028874/joseph-auslander/">Joseph Auslander</a>. In 1985, legislation changed the title to the somewhat fancier “Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry,” with <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.loc.gov/item/n78091524/robert-penn-warren/">Robert Penn Warren</a> named the first laureate.The poet laureates, listed here chronologically starting with the most recent, are <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2022-title2/pdf/USCODE-2022-title2-chap5-sec177.pdf">selected by the Librarian of Congress</a> “for one- or two-year terms solely on the basis of literary merit." Their duties are not too taxing - giving them time to write more poetry. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://blogs.loc.gov/catbird/2012/02/what-do-poets-laureate-do/">They're required</a> to give a reading or presentation when their term begins and ends, and to select and introduce new poets. Over the years, however, they have taken on a larger role, such as developing nationwide poetry projects like <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.loc.gov/programs/poetry-and-literature/poet-laureate/poet-laureate-projects/poetry-180/?loclr=blogpoe">Poetry 180</a>. Created by Collins, the project's goal is for high school students to hear a poem a day over the 180 days of the school year.The poet laureate position will probably be around for a long time. As Collins writes in “The Trouble with Poetry”: &nbsp;<blockquote>And how will it ever end? unless the day finally arrives when we have compared everything in the world to everything else in the world…</blockquote>

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&quot;If you forget me, think / of our gifts to Aphrodite / and all the loveliness that we shared.&quot; Sappho seemingly penned these lines to a female lover in the seventh century BC, becoming one of the first notable lesbian poets in the process. In fact, the word &quot;lesbian&quot; derives from the name of her home: the island of Lesbos. Since Sappho's time, many famous lesbian poets have followed in her spiritual footsteps. Some prolific gay female poets are also spoken word performers while other successful lesbian poets are novelists as well. Many of the most popular lesbian poets are activists in the LGBTQ community.Who will you find on this list of the best lesbian poets? Emily Dickinson appears near the top. Though she was largely seen as a loner with no romantic relationships, some believe that she may have had a relationship with her sister-in-law, Susan, due to letters written by the famous poet. The iconic Gertrude Stein wrote poetry along with her other remarkable works, and was famously in a relationship with Alice B. Toklas. Other talented artists featured on this top lesbian poets list include Audre Lorde, Kay Ryan, and Adrienne Rich.Which lesbian poet do you like the best? Take a look at this list and share some of your favorite works in the comments section. &nbsp;

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While many poems beat around the bush for multiple stanzas, the funniest haikus on the internet get right to the point.

Relying on a mere&nbsp;17 syllables to function, joke haikus&nbsp;require only&nbsp;a minimal amount of attention for a maximum amount of entertainment. For those who find Shakespeare too wordy or Thoreau too pretentious, punny haikus&nbsp;are the perfect&nbsp;mixture of artfulness and amusement. Thankfully, the internet has no shortage of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-poems-in-the-history-of-the-internet/nathandavidson" target="_blank">funny poems</a>, and that means more haikus&nbsp;than there are stanzas in&nbsp;The Divine Comedy.&nbsp;

The subreddit&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/haiku/" target="_blank">r/Haikus</a>&nbsp;offers a whole catalog&nbsp;for people to browse, and books such as&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nerd-Haiku-Robb-Pearlman/dp/0762780436?tag=rankercom-20" target="_blank">Nerd Haiku</a>&nbsp;show off clever ways to incorporate geek humor into the&nbsp;art form.

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