poems on depression

[Squigy]

Hello I’m rather new to poetry and it amazes me the words we use put into such beautiful formations creating scenas better than any movie or book.

But I was wondering of anyone could tell me some good poets who deal with depression.

[Logos]

Hello Squigy

the first poet that comes to mind is Sylvia Plath, in particular her collection of poems called Ariel. A google search will come up with many links, a number of her poems are online :)

[mono]

As Logos mentioned, Sylvia Plath also first comes to my mind as well. Others may include Anne Sexton, Robert Frost, John Milton, Arthur Rimbaud, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Heinrich von Kleist (who wrote mainly plays), and Pablo Neruda.
Welcome to the forum, and good luck!

[emily655321]

Emily Dickenson has written many poems that seem to deal with the subject, though she can be very cryptic sometimes. Edgar Allan Poe, the Master of Mope, has less published poetry, but the first poem that comes to mind is "Alone." (http://www.online-literature.com/poe/928/) My favorite, though, has always been "There's Not a Joy the World Can Give" (http://www.online-literature.com/byron/699/) by Lord Byron.

[Aurora Ariel]

I would suggest all of the above.Especially Plath and Sexton for 20th century poets.But for 19th century, I would have to add Shelley-sigh-and Keats.

Freethinking Shelley:

http://images.art.com/images/products/large/11720000/11720668.jpg


And his lovely friend Keats:

http://www.olemiss.edu/courses/engl309/keats-min.jpg

[Squigy]

thanks alot ill have a look for them

[Riesa]

Have you heard of Raymond Carver
A new Path to the waterfall? He wrote it as he was dying. but he had lived a full life and he has some words on the whole sadness of life.. but I think he lived a happy life, found beauty in life, and then his life was cut short. His Poetry makes me weep, and then I think of Yeats" He wishes for the clothes of Heaven" and life begins again.