Richard Cory by Edwin Arlington Robinson (http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/richard-cory/) and the associated Simon & Garfunkel song.

The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost (http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/road-not-taken-the/)

I like Edna St Vincent Millay, but can't remember a specific one at the moment.

"The Road Not Taken" is wonderful! And though I think I encountered "Richard Cory" at some point in my high school career, I didn't know it was also a Simon & Garfunkel song. Will definitely have to find that! And thank you for the Edna St. Vincent Millay recommendation. If you think of any specific poems, I'd love to know which ones, but I won't at all mind diving into her work in the meantime. :)

Richard Cory is one of my favorite S&G songs.

Also, you inspired me with this post to make a journal on my deviantArt page dedicated to Robert Frost. I went and found art inspired by Frost's poetry. You can see it here: http://lissamonster.deviantart.com/

Also, there's this one by Shel Silverstein called The Great Smoke Off. It was originally published in Playboy, long ago. It's my favorite of his and it's darned fun to read out loud. I know it's not your sort of thing (as it's about reefer), but you asked about favorite poems...
http://allpoetry.com/poem/597513 You can also find it on YouTube, with Shel himself reading it aloud.

It may not be my sort of thing, but "The Great Smoke Off" is just as clever and fun as any of the other Shel Silverstein poems I've read. Thank you for sharing, Lissa! And I love your collection of Robert Frost deviantArt...especially your beautiful mushroom photo. No matter how impressed I am by your photographs, I'm still surprised each time I see a new one by how much I love them. One of these days, I hope to have sufficient wall space---and funds!---to pay you for prints (if they're available).

Thank you for the compliments, re: deviantArt. :) And, yes, quite a few of my photos (and fractals) are available as prints through deviantArt. Whenever you have the disposable income. I am pretty sure that I'm the only one who has bought any of my work, at the moment.

Also, I'm exceedingly happy that you like that mushroom one. It's one of my absolute favorites and I don't think it gets nearly enough love.

Consider it well-loved indeed! :D And I'm glad to know your prints are available through deviantArt. I've shown my sister your work and she---bio major and art lover---has expressed interest in owning some of it. She actually has wall space, you see, and one of the things she always puts on her gift lists is art. I might just shuffle her over to your deviantArt next gift-giving-occasion and see what she'd like. Bwahahaha! I'm so excited!

Awww! You are awesome. *squee*

I love "Prufrock" and "Birches"! One of my favorite poets is W. H. Auden...some of my favorite poems by him are "Funeral Blues," "September 1, 1939," and "At Last the Secret Is Out." Anne Sexton intrigues me, though so far I've only read one of her poems, "Small Wire." I also like William Carlos Williams' "This Is Just to Say" and Carl Sandburg's "Fog."

Yay for "Prufrock" and "Birches"...and "This Is Just to Say," which I also adore! All the others, though, are new to me---even "Fog," which growing up as I did in Chicago, where Carl Sandburg is treated as a High Priest of Poetry, is rather a miracle. Thank you! I can't wait to track them down.

While I love Mr. Prufrock, my favorite Eliot has ALWAYS been "The Hollow Men" And while I like Allen Ginsberg's "Howl" I prefer "LSD" I also like a bunch of random other poems, and when I am awake again, I will write you about them. So, I'm off to go round the prickly pear. And will talk to you in the morning.

I need to refresh my experience with "The Hollow Men." I know I've read it, but it's been so long...and I haven't been able to find Ginsberg's "LSD" online, but I think he might have a few poems in my old college textbook, so I'll try tracking him down there. And when you get a moment, prickly pear notwithstanding, to post those other random poems, I'd love to hear about them! :D

So. Finally. The post I promised you. So I will start vague and work into specifics. I like Emily Dickinson. I can't point you to anything specific, I am not familiar enough, but she has enough output to keep people busy for careers.
Stephen Crane- for the ever immortal
In the desert,
I saw a creature, naked, bestial,
Who, squatting upon the ground,
Held his heart in his hands,
I said, "Is it good friend?"
"It is bitter - bitter," he answered;
"But I like it
"Beacause it is bitter,
"And because it is my heart."
He's got some interesting stuff. Much of it it about this length. He also never titled any damn thing he ever wrote so they are traditionally indexed by first line. Some others to look at.
"I stood upon a high place", "There was, before me", "A learned man came to me once", "I met a seer", "Once there was a man" A hell, go check yourself. I think nearly his whole poetic output fits in 55 pg book I have. He is a rebelious little thing but very clever, with interesting language use.

OOH! I Stole This poem!! Literally. I ripped it out of a text book and it lives in the only library book I have ever deliberately stolen. (Which is of poetry) Damn, still have to return Simone. But on the bright side, I found her while doing this.
Directions to the Armorer by Elder Olsen
http://www.rbenjamin.com/0-1%20Introduction.pdf
The End of the World by Archibald MacLeish
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-end-of-the-world/
A Semi - Revolution by Robert Frost
A Total Revolution by Oscar Willimas
http://atrandomness.blogspot.com/2009/02/half-and-one-revolutions.html

I Paint What I See by E.B.White
http://www.marxists.org/subject/art/visual_arts/painting/exhibits/muralists/1933-04.htm
Dulce Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen ( I do a pretty amazing reading of this. I actually impressed my 8th grade peers)
http://www.warpoetry.co.uk/owen1.html

And I have three book recommendations but without a lot, well any, comment. Since I have neither formulated an opinion, or totally finished (in the case or Ariel).

Swagger & Remorse Poems by Richard Fox
Crossing the Water and Ariel by Sylvia Plath. She may have been crazy, but she was a fabulous writer.
And in a Plath related note, T.S. Eliot's, Four Quartets. But seriously. "The Hollow Men" Basically my all time favorite poem.

Ta Da! Curious to hear if you have any follow up thoughts.

Oh, WOW! :D So much poetry...where do I start?! Thank you so very much, Czarina! I shall certainly share follow-up thoughts, but it may be a little while before I can get through all this lovely stuff. ::rubs hands in glee::

When ever you get to it. Clearly not a rush job. Enjoy!

In the desert
I saw a creature, naked, bestial,
Who, squatting upon the ground,
Held his heart in his hands,
And ate of it.
I said: "Is it good, friend?"
"It is bitter-bitter," he answered;
"But I like it
Because it is bitter,
And because it is my heart."

I know basically nothing about poetry, but I really enjoyed that poem.

I do too. glad you did as well. The "Because it is bitter, and because it is my heart.", line pops up all over for good reason. The "and ate of it" is kind of crucial to the overall understanding.