# \#poems **URL:** https://forum.artofmemory.com/tag/poems/33.md [Latest](https://forum.artofmemory.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.artofmemory.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.artofmemory.com/tags.md) --- ## [What’s Everyone’s Favourite Poem(s)?](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/what-s-everyone-s-favourite-poem-s/103249)
**Author:** [@Vinven](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Vinven)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2026, 12:10am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/what-s-everyone-s-favourite-poem-s/103249 "2026-05-28T00:10:41Z")
I watched Dead Poets Society the other day, which put me on a poetry grind. I’ve been memorising a few, which made me wonder - what’s everyone’s favourite poem(s)? My favourite’s “If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking” b… --- ## [What's the current leading technique for poetry?](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/whats-the-current-leading-technique-for-poetry/87744)
**Author:** [@Gravity](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Gravity)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2023, 9:45am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/whats-the-current-leading-technique-for-poetry/87744 "2023-10-30T09:45:04Z")
How do memory athletes memorise poetry and prose verbatim nowadays? --- ## [How to Memorize Poetry?](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/how-to-memorize-poetry/27937)
**Author:** [@Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Josh)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2022, 10:28am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/how-to-memorize-poetry/27937 "2022-07-08T10:28:46Z")
This thread is for compiling methods on how to memorize poetry. I’ve experimented with several methods, and ended up combining repetition with mnemonic images. It was slowing me down to create memory palaces for every p… --- ## [Poetry embedding journal](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/poetry-embedding-journal/64106)
**Author:** [@Mountainmystic](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Mountainmystic)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2021, 11:48am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/poetry-embedding-journal/64106 "2021-10-30T11:48:13Z")
My goal is to memorize a poem by embedding it into a mountain. Then, recite the poem as I hike it again. I’m doing this to remember both the poem and the mountain trail for life, to experience the poem as a journey, and… --- ## [Old techniques for the poetry discipline](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/old-techniques-for-the-poetry-discipline/63596)
**Author:** [@Mountainmystic](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Mountainmystic)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2021, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/old-techniques-for-the-poetry-discipline/63596 "2021-06-02T20:11:10Z")
Hey all! I’m doing a fair bit of research on poetry memorization before embarking on my own quest. I’ve stayed away from the competition and math corners of the site as it doesn’t align with my goals, but I’ve run into … --- ## [Mnemonic images for common English words - as per Gary Lanier & Lociinthesky for memorising poetry / texts - (long term)](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/mnemonic-images-for-common-english-words-as-per-gary-lanier-lociinthesky-for-memorising-poetry-texts-long-term/31020)
**Author:** [@Bonsai](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Bonsai)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2020, 10:12pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/mnemonic-images-for-common-english-words-as-per-gary-lanier-lociinthesky-for-memorising-poetry-texts-long-term/31020 "2020-08-03T22:12:59Z")
I am aiming for long term memorisation. I have come across several mentions of how when some people memorise they have a list of common words e.g. and = hand. There is a brief list on this forum with a few words adde… --- ## [Alphabet PAO System](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/alphabet-pao-system/40855)
**Author:** [@elitely](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/elitely)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2020, 4:07am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/alphabet-pao-system/40855 "2020-03-26T04:07:10Z")
Why posting…. Due to the interest of some of the forum members(here), I am posting about and sharing my “Alphabet PAO System” in a separate thread. My reason for using the system(skip the lengthy passage if you want!)…… --- ## [Memorising technique of Poem](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/memorising-technique-of-poem/26170)
**Author:** [@garylanier](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/garylanier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2012, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/memorising-technique-of-poem/26170 "2012-09-10T16:37:32Z")
The Memory Power of a Memorized Poem Anything you have memorized can be used for memorizing something else. So, if you have a poem, slogan, or sentence memorized, every word (in that poem or slogan) is just waiting to … --- ## [Seeking adivces on Memorising Prufrock by T. S. Eliot.](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/seeking-adivces-on-memorising-prufrock-by-t-s-eliot/27689)
**Author:** [@mrdurdenx](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/mrdurdenx)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2019, 1:21am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/seeking-adivces-on-memorising-prufrock-by-t-s-eliot/27689 "2019-11-05T01:21:22Z")
After the present task in memorisation is complete, I want to memorise The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock. It will be the first time I memorise a poem, a fairly long one. I have read Mr. Cohen’s post on memorising a s… --- ## [Poems I've Memorized](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/poems-ive-memorized/27310)
**Author:** [@droggjr](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/droggjr)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2019, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/poems-ive-memorized/27310 "2019-10-20T13:58:22Z")
Just wanted to share what I’ve memorized in the past few months. It’s not much but it does inspire me to keep going and memorize more. If by Rudyard Kipling Incident by Countee Cullen Harlem (Dream Deferred) by Langst… --- ## [Poetry Memorization Challenge for National Poetry Month 2019](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/poetry-memorization-challenge-for-national-poetry-month-2019/37210)
**Author:** [@Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Josh)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2019, 10:20am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/poetry-memorization-challenge-for-national-poetry-month-2019/37210 "2019-04-23T10:20:10Z")
April is National Poetry Month in the US and Canada, (and possibly elsewhere?). To celebrate, let’s memorize some poetry every day for the month of April! :slight\_smile: Goal Spend at least 15 minutes of your day, every… --- ## [Robert W. Service - Songs of a Sourdough](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/robert-w-service-songs-of-a-sourdough/37274)
**Author:** [@jamccarn](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/jamccarn)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2019, 12:55am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/robert-w-service-songs-of-a-sourdough/37274 "2019-04-03T00:55:54Z")
I am enjoying reciting The Shooting of Dan McGrew https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45082/the-shooting-of-dan-mcgrew The Shooting of Dan McGrew BY ROBERT W. SERVICE A bunch of the boys were whooping it up in the … --- ## [Memorize "On Shakespeare" by John Milton](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/memorize-on-shakespeare-by-john-milton/37248)
**Author:** [@Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Josh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2019, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/memorize-on-shakespeare-by-john-milton/37248 "2019-04-01T18:59:06Z")
Today is the start of Poetry Month 2019. The poem I’m going to memorize today is On Shakespeare by John Milton. It was Milton’s first published poem. There’s a indirect reference to Mnemosyne, the Greek goddess of memor… --- ## [Memorize the Poem Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/memorize-the-poem-ozymandias-by-percy-bysshe-shelley/26662)
**Author:** [@Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Josh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 1:17am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/memorize-the-poem-ozymandias-by-percy-bysshe-shelley/26662 "2011-05-05T01:17:30Z")
In the forum, cvstewart mentioned memorizing the poem Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley. I think it would make a good memory challenge. Here is the poem: OZYMANDIAS I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: Tw… --- ## [Ideas for poems to memorize](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/ideas-for-poems-to-memorize/34175)
**Author:** [@Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Josh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2018, 11:50am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/ideas-for-poems-to-memorize/34175 "2018-11-22T11:50:32Z")
Are there any poetry memorizers here? I thought we could compile a list of poems that people could use to for memorization ideas. Add your favorites in the comments. The book, 101 Poems to Remember, edited by Ted Hughes,… --- ## [Just starting out on Poems](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/just-starting-out-on-poems/32492)
**Author:** [@AK1](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/AK1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2017, 4:54am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/just-starting-out-on-poems/32492 "2017-07-19T04:54:11Z")
Hey everyone, I’m just starting out & know how to memorize numbers with the major system. Can anyone please tell me how to memorize poems? Is there a guide? --- ## [How successful is the Memory Palace technique with memorising poems?](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/how-successful-is-the-memory-palace-technique-with-memorising-poems/27985)
**Author:** [@ShakeSphere](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/ShakeSphere)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2015, 6:40am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/how-successful-is-the-memory-palace-technique-with-memorising-poems/27985 "2015-05-17T06:40:52Z")
Hello everyone! I’m interested in hearing from experienced memory experts who have committed many canonical poems to their minds. So far, I have about twenty great poems from English Literature that I could recite from … --- ## [Learning Poem in another language](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/learning-poem-in-another-language/30480)
**Author:** [@Mnemonik](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Mnemonik)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2015, 3:24am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/learning-poem-in-another-language/30480 "2015-03-26T03:24:50Z")
Hi. I am polish and i would really like to learn Shakespeare sonnet 130. Should i memorize it in after translation or can i learn in original ? If yes , how do i do that? --- ## [Poetry and Loci](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/poetry-and-loci/37444)
**Author:** [@content\_bot](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/content_bot)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2012, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/poetry-and-loci/37444 "2012-09-27T07:00:00Z")
\[This thread was copied into this post from the old forum.\] EscapingEden 27 September, 2012 - 23:26 Hey everyone thanks for responses. I am currently trying to memorize a poem i like for a poetry reading at my school.… --- ## [Ozymandias](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/ozymandias/26837)
**Author:** [@cvstuart](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/cvstuart)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2012, 12:36pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/ozymandias/26837 "2012-04-01T12:36:14Z")
The “By Heart” book of 101 poems, edited by the poet Ted Hughes, (that Josh recommended) arrived yesterday and it’s got some great poems in it, as well as a good introduction by Hughes which discusses memorization by vis… --- ## [Memorize Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening by Robert Frost](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/memorize-stopping-by-woods-on-a-snowy-evening-by-robert-frost/26664)
**Author:** [@Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Josh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2011, 6:07am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/memorize-stopping-by-woods-on-a-snowy-evening-by-robert-frost/26664 "2011-04-25T06:07:33Z")
This is a challenge to memorize Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening by Robert Frost. To join me in this memory challenge, leave a comment below. It’s the one that starts like this: Whose woods these are I think I know…