Editor's note
Ranking is generated by Storgy's classification model, which scores each poem's thematic depth on this subject relative to the rest of the corpus. The list is re-indexed weekly as new poems enter the public-domain corpus.
Best poems about — Storgy
Home.
Twenty-five poems, ranked.
25 of the finest public-domain poems about home, ranked by thematic depth. Scored by Storgy's classification model against the rest of the corpus, and re-indexed weekly as new works enter the canon.
The leading three
01
Ode on Solitude
Alexander Pope · 1726
“A man who lives a simple life on his own land, surrounded by enough food, warmth, and tranquility, is the happiest man alive. Pope honors a life devoid of ambit…”
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02
Auld Lang Syne
Robert Burns · 1788
“Two old friends lift their cups in unison, reminiscing about the joyful times of their youth—the hills they raced across, the streams they jumped into, and the…”
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03
Shall earth no more inspire thee
Emily Brontë · 1846
“Nature is reaching out to a restless, dreaming poet, encouraging her to step away from her thoughts and reconnect with the tangible world of wind, sun, and moun…”
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- 04
I Hear America Singing
Walt Whitman · 1860
Walt Whitman's poem celebrates the everyday American workers — carpenters, boatmen, shoemakers, mothers — as they go through their daily lives, each "singing" their own unique song…
- 05
The Lake Isle of Innisfree
W. B. Yeats · 1890
A man in a bustling city yearns to escape to a small Irish island named Innisfree. There, he envisions constructing a modest cabin, cultivating beans, and ultimately discovering tr…
- 06
Drummer Hodge
Thomas Hardy · 1899
A young British soldier named Hodge is buried without a coffin on the South African veldt during the Boer War, far from his home in Wessex. Although he never understood the foreign…
- 07
Kilmeny
Alfred Noyes · 1907
A British naval drifter named Kilmeny heads out to sea at dusk, undertakes a secret and lethal task during World War One, and returns with her skipper dead but her mission fulfille…
- 08
The Death of the Hired Man
Robert Frost · 1914
A weary old farmhand named Silas has arrived unexpectedly and in a daze at the farm where he once worked. While he sleeps inside, the farmer Warren and his wife Mary sit on the por…
- 09
Hermes of the Ways
H. D. · 1916
H. D.'s "Hermes of the Ways" is a two-part poem set on a windswept shoreline where the speaker invokes Hermes, the Greek god of crossroads and travelers, asking for protection and…
- 10
The Helmsman
H. D. · 1916
A group of people has ventured away from the sea into the forests and fields, captivated by the beauty of the land — but now they’re back on the water, battling the waves and calli…
- 11
Peace
Alfred Noyes · 1918
A speaker, exhausted by the chaos of modern life, yearns to return to a simpler, quieter world — the sea, the fields at harvest time, and the people who care for him. He wishes to…
- 12
I Shall Return
Claude McKay · 1920
Claude McKay's "I Shall Return" is a sonnet expressing a deep yearning to return to his homeland of Jamaica after being away for many years. The speaker recounts the sights, sounds…
- 13
Memories of the Pacific Coast
Alfred Noyes · 1922
Alfred Noyes paints a vivid picture of a sun-soaked coastal paradise along the Pacific, brimming with warmth, color, and tranquility. However, just as the speaker believes he has d…
- 14
The People's Fleet
Alfred Noyes · 1922
This poem honors the small civilian boats that journeyed to Dunkirk in 1940 to rescue British soldiers stuck on the beaches of France. Noyes highlights the simple, familiar names o…
- 15
The Vindictive
Alfred Noyes · 1922
This poem pays tribute to the sailors who served on HMS *Vindictive* during the Zeebrugge Raid in April 1918, a bold British mission to obstruct a German submarine base. Noyes vivi…
- 16
Weathers
Thomas Hardy · 1922
Hardy's "Weathers" is a two-stanza poem that captures two contrasting types of English weather: the cheerful, vibrant days of late spring that everyone enjoys, and the dull, dreary…
- 17
On an Afternoon Train from Purley to Victoria, 1955
James Berry · 1982
A Black Jamaican man takes a train into London and shares a brief, surprising moment of connection with a white English woman — she smiles at him, and he smiles back. The poem illu…
- 18
Eden Rock
Charles Causley · 1988
Eden Rock is a brief but deeply affecting poem where Causley envisions his deceased parents awaiting him in a bright, picnic-like afterlife. The scene is filled with everyday items…
- 19
Mother, any distance
Simon Armitage · 1993
A son asks his mother to hold one end of a measuring tape while he explores the rooms of his new home. This image subtly captures the invisible bond between parent and child. As he…
- 20
The Emigrée
Carol Rumens · 1993
Carol Rumens's "The Emigrée" is narrated by someone who left their hometown as a child and holds onto a vivid, unchanging memory of it—a memory that remains vibrant despite the tro…
- 21
Name Journeys
Raman Mundair · 2003
Raman Mundair's "Name Journeys" delves into the experience of having a name that crosses cultures, borders, and languages—examining how that name may be mispronounced, reshaped, or…
- 22
A Wider View
Seni Seneviratne · 2007
Seni Seneviratne's "A Wider View" explores the idea of stepping back from the immediate pain of personal and cultural displacement to gain a broader understanding of identity and b…
- 23
Singh Song!
Daljit Nagra · 2007
Singh Song! is a charming and heartfelt dramatic monologue by British-Indian poet Daljit Nagra. It features a young Punjabi shopkeeper in Britain who keeps sneaking upstairs to spe…
- 24
pot
Shamshad Khan · 2008
Shamshad Khan's "pot" is a brief and concise poem that uses the image of a clay pot to delve into themes of identity, heritage, and the ways we are molded — and occasionally shatte…
- 25
Homing
Liz Berry · 2014
Liz Berry's "Homing" is a heartfelt and grounded poem that explores the connection to a place — particularly the Black Country of the English Midlands — and how that region shapes…
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