{"id":144790,"url":"https://www.kudos365.com/news/144790-invictus-poem-by-william-ernest-henley-1888","short_url":"https://www.kudos365.com/news/144790","headline":"\"Invictus\" || Poem by William Ernest Henley (1888)","content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOut of the night that covers me, \u003cbr\u003e Black as the Pit from pole to pole, \u003cbr\u003eI thank whatever gods may be \u003cbr\u003e For my unconquerable soul. \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn the fell clutch of circumstance \u003cbr\u003e I have not winced nor cried aloud. \u003cbr\u003eUnder the bludgeonings of chance \u003cbr\u003e My head is bloody, but unbowed. \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeyond this place of wrath and tears \u003cbr\u003e Looms but the Horror of the shade, \u003cbr\u003eAnd yet the menace of the years \u003cbr\u003e Finds, and shall find, me unafraid. \u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt matters not how strait the gate, \u003cbr\u003e How charged with punishments the scroll, \u003cbr\u003eI am the master of my fate:\u003cbr\u003e I am the captain of my soul.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis poem is in the public domain.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Ernest Henley\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e (1849 – 1903) British poet, writer, critic and editor in late Victorian England. He wrote several books of poetry. \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Ernest_Henley\"\u003eRead more\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","content_plain":"Out of the night that covers me,  Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be  For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance  I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance  My head is bloody, but unbowed. Beyond this place of wrath and tears  Looms but the Horror of the shade, And yet the menace of the years  Finds, and shall find, me unafraid. It matters not how strait the gate,  How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul.This poem is in the public domain.William Ernest Henley (1849 – 1903) British poet, writer, critic and editor in late Victorian England. He wrote several books of poetry. Read more","published_at":"2026-10-26T09:16:11-07:00","updated_at":"2026-10-26T09:16:11-07:00","author":{"type":"Person","name":"Poetry Alley","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/profiles/100043-poetry-alley"},"description":"Stay up-to-date with Poetry Alley on Kudos365. View their photo published Oct/26/2026 on Poetry. Browse your favorite topics and share your expertise, too.","type":"photo","image":"https://k365fs.imgix.net/media/RQZ270USLKnLyfaZbElw_Photo_of_William_Ernest_Henley.jpg?auto=compress,format\u0026fit=max\u0026w=1200\u0026h=1200\u0026q=48","likes_count":17,"comments_count":1,"categories":[{"name":"Poetry","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/categories/942-poetry"}],"schema":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"CreativeWork","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/news/144790-invictus-poem-by-william-ernest-henley-1888","headline":"\"Invictus\" || Poem by William Ernest Henley (1888)","image":"https://k365fs.imgix.net/media/RQZ270USLKnLyfaZbElw_Photo_of_William_Ernest_Henley.jpg?auto=compress,format\u0026fit=max\u0026w=1200\u0026h=1200\u0026q=48","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Poetry Alley","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/profiles/100043-poetry-alley"},"datePublished":"2026-10-26T09:16:11-07:00","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/LikeAction","userInteractionCount":17}],"subjectOf":[{"@type":"Thing","name":"Poetry","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/categories/942-poetry"}]}}