The poem is populated with unorthodox punctuation, particularly a liberal use of hyphens and capitals in the middle of sentences to emphasize the confusion and perplexity in the poet's thoughts as she comes to terms with failure. One of the most famous villanelle line poems with a fixed form and rhyme scheme written in English. Below we present ten great poems of the 21st century from a range of contemporary poets. 1. Michael Donaghy, “Black Ice and Rain.” Published in his collection Conjure, this poem is the oldest on this list, appearing at the very beginning of the current century. The premature death of Donaghy, aged, robbed him of poetry.