Poetry is universal all over the world, and English poetry also has beautiful artistic conception, but it is very different from the traditional poetry description angle in China.
The most famous literary work in Old English is Beowulf, while the most famous literary work in Middle English is Canterbury Tales. Modern English began to flourish in Shakespeare's time. With the British occupation and colonization of most parts of the world, the local language has greatly influenced the development of English.
All books and documents written in words are collectively called literature. Modernity refers to the art of using language to shape images, reflect social life and express thoughts and feelings, so it is also a language art.