Penguin's Poems for Love
- ISBN-10
- 1846141699
- ISBN-13
- 9781846141690
- Category
- American poetry
- Pages
- 370
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Author
- Laura Barber
Description
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways . . . PASSIONATELY? SECRETLY? INCURABLY? HAPPILY EVER AFTER? Here are poems to take you on a journey from the thunderbolt 'suddenly' of love at first sight to the 'truly, madly, deeply' of infatuation and on to the 'eternally' of love that endures for ever, taking in flirtation, desire, fury, betrayal and broken hearts along the way. Poems for Love brings together the greatest love poetry from around the world and through the ages, ranging from Robert Browning on the ecstasy of passion to Roger McGough on a summer romance, from Carol Ann Duffy on unrequited longing to John Donne on the morning after, from W. H. Auden on marriage to William Shakespeare on secret trysts, and from Thomas Hardy on missed opportunities to Tennessee Williams on the perils of hotel room encounters. Filled with verse that speaks to your heart, this anthology will delight, comfort and inspire anyone who has ever tasted love - in any of its forms.
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