Classics Explained: Poems (Volume 1) is an invaluable guide for readers who are willing to find hidden meanings in poems. The book aims to tell the readers the meaning of poems in an easy-simplified manner. The literary devices in the poems are also highlighted by the writer. The following poems have been covered in this volume- 1.Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night- Dylan Thomas 2.Enterprise- Nissim Ezekiel 3.Five Ways to Kill A Man- Edwin Brock 4.Father Returning Home- Dilip Chitre 5.Dulce et Decorum Est- Wilfred Owen 6.Phenomenal Woman- Maya Angelou