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payshens117's review against another edition
3.0
3/5★
the poems in this were predominantly hetero, and written by white men, which doesn't make for a good, representative selection of poetry. but i did find some i like:
-who ever loved by christopher marlowe
-a red, red rose by robert burns
-the mirabeau bridge by guillaume apollinaire
-the gardener by rabidranath tagore
-reprise by ogden nash
- i do not love you by pablo neruda
- the vine by james thomson
- i loved you by alexander sergeyevich pushkin
-come quickly by izumi shikibu
-to my dear and loving husband by anne bradstreet
-how do i love thee? by elizabeth barett browning
-sonnet xxx by edna st.vincent millay
- wear me by robert kogan
-moonlit night by tu fu
-reminisce by anne brontë
-funeral blues by w.h. auden
the poems in this were predominantly hetero, and written by white men, which doesn't make for a good, representative selection of poetry. but i did find some i like:
-who ever loved by christopher marlowe
-a red, red rose by robert burns
-the mirabeau bridge by guillaume apollinaire
-the gardener by rabidranath tagore
-reprise by ogden nash
- i do not love you by pablo neruda
- the vine by james thomson
- i loved you by alexander sergeyevich pushkin
-come quickly by izumi shikibu
-to my dear and loving husband by anne bradstreet
-how do i love thee? by elizabeth barett browning
-sonnet xxx by edna st.vincent millay
- wear me by robert kogan
-moonlit night by tu fu
-reminisce by anne brontë
-funeral blues by w.h. auden
booksanna's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
4.75
I don’t ussually read poetry, so this was a pleasent discovery for me. I did not think there would be so many ways to depict love. I truly loved the diversity of all the poets from live and bubbly to melancholy and grim. All of these poems were picked out for a reason, even if I can’t which one. Very special and neat!
capricornswiftiereader1's review against another edition
3.0
3/5★
the poems in this were predominantly hetero, and written by white men, which doesn't make for a good, representative selection of poetry. but i did find some i like:
-who ever loved by christopher marlowe
-a red, red rose by robert burns
-the mirabeau bridge by guillaume apollinaire
-the gardener by rabidranath tagore
-reprise by ogden nash
- i do not love you by pablo neruda
- the vine by james thomson
- i loved you by alexander sergeyevich pushkin
-come quickly by izumi shikibu
-to my dear and loving husband by anne bradstreet
-how do i love thee? by elizabeth barett browning
-sonnet xxx by edna st.vincent millay
- wear me by robert kogan
-moonlit night by tu fu
-reminisce by anne brontë
-funeral blues by w.h. auden
the poems in this were predominantly hetero, and written by white men, which doesn't make for a good, representative selection of poetry. but i did find some i like:
-who ever loved by christopher marlowe
-a red, red rose by robert burns
-the mirabeau bridge by guillaume apollinaire
-the gardener by rabidranath tagore
-reprise by ogden nash
- i do not love you by pablo neruda
- the vine by james thomson
- i loved you by alexander sergeyevich pushkin
-come quickly by izumi shikibu
-to my dear and loving husband by anne bradstreet
-how do i love thee? by elizabeth barett browning
-sonnet xxx by edna st.vincent millay
- wear me by robert kogan
-moonlit night by tu fu
-reminisce by anne brontë
-funeral blues by w.h. auden
goandbetori's review against another edition
5.0
I'm a bit surprised to see so many negative reviews! I'm not a big poetry fan but wanted to pick up some classic love poems as a good gateway into the genre. I found this collection to be really enjoyable and diverse (topically) for being about love, and want to grab my own copy to mark up.
I especially appreciated the editor's insight at the start of each poem, giving a basic explanation of the poem and some historical context to make it all the more impactful. It was very useful to poetry beginners like myself!
I especially appreciated the editor's insight at the start of each poem, giving a basic explanation of the poem and some historical context to make it all the more impactful. It was very useful to poetry beginners like myself!
lucaslyra's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
4.0
liriel27's review against another edition
4.0
A wide-ranging collection of poems on the topic, including depictions of sweet, drunken, angry, religious, and romantic love, this book is of limited utility to those who don't like to reread. My two favorite love poems are included in this anthology.