In addition to providing insight into Ashbery's personal life and work, Roffman provides wonderful analysis of his poems. Roffman picks 10 of the best Ashbery poems. Links to the poems are provided.

These are emotionally taut poems, created by the poet to share her self or, perhaps, her many selves with the world at her feet. They are poems about pain: Hilda Raz is the long-time editor of ...

Her works, deeply intimate yet universally resonant, encourage reflection and emotional connection. Here, we delve into 10 ...

2. "Success is counted sweetest" ‘Success is counted sweetest’ is one of Dickinson’s many poems on the subject of fame. Dickinson is at her aphoristic best in poems like this, where she ...