
To confront adversity and to come out the other side of it with the creation of positive change. Invictus by English poet William Ernest HenleyĪs we maneuver through these challenging times, let us keep in mind the power of this poem… Invictus, meaning unconquerable or undefeated in Latin, was written in 1875 by William Ernest Henley. Nobody Could Take Your Place Row Sweet 16 Baby After This, Were Done.

Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader who was jailed 27 years for his activism and in 1994 became President of South Africa, regularly recited the poem Invictus during his imprisonment. Read reviews and buy I Am Captain Snowball : The Secret Life of Pets 2 - Deluxe by Dennis R. For centuries, leaders throughout the world have turned to poetry for solace and for a call to action. From ear to ear I've got a grin cause I am the captain I can eat ten hoagies (yum) and spill plutonium Hmm, someone should clean that up. This motivational poem talks about a person’s battle with mental and physical impediments.


In today’s tumultuous world poetry has a valuable place, a place for recording sentiments and feelings, events and reactions. This famous quote, I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul appears at the end of one of the best poems of the Victorian era, ‘Invictus’ by William Ernest Henley.
