Poetry Books

Poems in Two Volumes, Volume 2

William Wordsworth

Poems in Two Volumes has been considered to be the peak of Wordsworth's power, and of his popularity. However, it was poorly reviewed by Wordsworth's contemporaries, including Lord Byron, whom Wordswo..

Dakilang Asal

Aurelio Tolentino

Dakilang Asal is a a collection of poems written by Aurelio Tolentino...

Caedmon's Hymn

Caedmon

Cædmon's "Hymn" is a short Old English poem originally composed by Cædmon, an illiterate cow-herder who was able to sing in honour of God the Creator, using words that he had never heard before. It wa..

Poems Every Child Should Know

Mary E. Burt

Is this another collection of stupid poems that children cannot use? Will they look hopelessly through this volume for poems that suit them? Will they say despairingly, "This is too long," and "That i..

Les Chants de Maldoror

comte de Lautréamont

Les Chants de Maldoror is a poetic novel (or a long prose poem) consisting of six cantos. It was written between 1868 and 1869 by the Comte de Lautreamont, the pseudonym of Isidore Lucien Ducasse. Man..

Amedeide

Gabriello Chiabrera

Amedeide is a collection of poems written by Gabriello Chiabrera, an Italian poet, sometimes called the Italian Pindar. Chiabrera was of patrician descent, and was born at Savona, a little town i..

The Hundred Best English Poems

Adam L. Gowans

 Authors' preface from the book:Let me frankly admit, to begin with, that the attractiveness and probable selling qualities of the title of this little book, "The Hundred Best English Poems," pro..

Poems by Emily Dickinson, Series One

Emily Dickinson

Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was an American poet. Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts into a prominent family with strong ties to its community. THE verses of Emily Dickinson belong emphat..