"The Man He Killed" by Thomas Hardy : The Poetry Foundation

Read this poem by English novelist and poet Thomas Hardy, who was born on this day in 1840: The Man He Killed

Thomas Hardy (1840-1928)

"The Darkling Thrush" by Thomas Hardy : The Poetry Foundation

Read this poem for the New Year: The Darkling Thrush by Thomas Hardy : The Poetry Foundation

Thomas Hardy (1840-1928)

English novelist and poet

"The Oxen" by Thomas Hardy : The Poetry Foundation

A widespread folk-belief is that cattle fall on their knees at midnight of Christmas Eve, as did the ox in the stable at Bethlehem when Christ was born. Here is a poem about that folk-belief: The Oxen by Thomas Hardy : The Poetry Foundation

Thomas Hardy (1840-1928)

English novelist and poet