"world view of the universe in poetry"

I don't think you need worry too much about broken English as your post was quite clear I think. There are some modern poets who are considered to have a 'cosmological view' though I'm not really that fond of modern poetry so I'll leave others to point you in the right direction. However, you could certainly try 'googling' it and I'm sure that would bear fruit. I suppose though that the group of classical English poets who most readily come to mind are those in what was called the 'Romantic movement'. All of those focussed particularly on aspects of 'nature'. The best known (and widely regarded as some of the greatest of all English poets), are William Wordsworth, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Lord Byron and John Keats. The last of these is probably my favorite poet. As a start, I'd suggest you look up 'On First Looking into Chapman's Homer' by John Keats. This is a sonnet, so quite short (only 14 lines). Another good one to read is Keats's most famous poem, 'Ode to a Nightingale'. Some of the concepts (lots of classical Greek allusions) might be difficult for you to understand if English is not your first language but it really will be worthwhile persevering. The other thought I have is to have a look at the work of Gerard Manley Hopkins, perhaps as a counterpoint to the Romantics. He was a Jesuit priest and he developed a new kind of poetical metre that he called 'sprung rhythm', so he's worth looking at if only for that reason. I hope this helps Helvigo Jenkins

Hi, don't worry about broken English - most English people have broken English! (And you are easy enough to understand) I agree with h jenkins - and also agree that they can be difficult to understand, but some of them can be accompanied by very good study guides - very good at explaining texts in detail - 'Letts' are a brand of study guides, I only assume they have a web site.

georgiablue Hi, I think I'm even newer than you :) Try the Metaphysical Poets John Donne is a good one to start with Study guides are a great intro to what can appear difficult poems (but once you get into them, they are great!)

Indrani Ananda Hi Shahzad334, - You are interested to know if anybody 'out there' writes poetry of a cosmic nature? I specialise in this genre, along with metaphysical and spiritual themes. I also write songs about this too. Indrani.