Love Poems (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets Series)

Poetry lovers will find some less familiar beauties among the cherished ones.

But true Love is a durable fireIn the mind ever burning;Never sick, never old, never dead,From itself never turning. ~Walter RaleghI am naturally drawn to tiny books and this book was no exception. I saw it and instantly fell in love with the red library binding and gold embossing on the fabric cover. This is one of those books you want to carry around with you in your pocket to read on a sunny day while sitting on a park bench.While most of the poems were new to me, I did find lines to make any poet drown in the pure beauty of words. "In My Sky at Twilight" is a paraphrase of the 30th poem in Raindranath Tagore's The Gardener. The images are lush and mingle emotion with nature. "In Former Days" by Bhartrhari (5th Century) is witty and beautiful in its simplicity. Two lovers are so in love they forget their separateness and then drift back to being "you" and "me." The poem is a mere four lines and yet it provides a intimate look at how lovers feel when in love and when they drift apart. I loved a few lines in "The Palanquin" where a butterfly lands on delicate skin and transfers colors onto the lover's skin.The poems are divided into 7 sections:Definitions and PersuasionsLove and PoetryPraising the Loved OnePleasures and PainsFidelity and InconstancyAbsence, Estrangement and PartingLove PastYou may recognize poems by Lord Byron, Edgar Allan Poe, William Shakespeare, Walt Whitman and Dorothy Parker. I was pleasantly surprised by poems by Leconte De Lisle, Pablo Neruda and Dioskorides.You will find a wide range of love poems. This book contains selections from ancient China to modern America. These poems present the universal experience of the human heart.~The Rebecca Review

I have purchased and read numerous copies of “Everyman’s library pocket poets” over the years. I recently bought this 256 page hardcover edition of “Love Poems” selected and edited by Peter Washington. The wonderful book has selections from poets of the past and contemporary poets. This book is organized into the following topic areas:Definitions and persuasions, love and poetry, praising the loved one, pleasures and pains, fidelity and inconstancy, absence, estrangement and parting, and love past. This unique collection has some of the most beautiful and enduring love poems I have ever read. All the most famous and loved poets are included in this book of love poems. The most quoted writer of all time William Shakespeare, the legendary Emily Dickinson, the dark and brooding Edgar Allan Poe, one of the most read poets Robert Frost and numerous other great poets have selections in this collection. These love poems are from poets around the world which makes it a must have volume for your own personal library collection of poetry books.If you love poetry this is a must collection of “Love Poems” you will want to own. This short review cannot do justice to this wonderful volume.Rating: 5 Stars. Joseph J. Truncale (Author: Haiku Moments: How to read, write and enjoy haiku).

This came in a timely manner and in good condition. I am not in love with the selection of poems however. It wasn't what I expected but that is not the fault of the seller.

Love this book! Super romantic and it’s a great Valentine’s idea

I've had this after about three years

A very nice collection of love poems in a cute little book. I got it for my boyfriend for Valentine’s Day and he loved it.

This bookwas much smaller than I expected (my own fault and not necessarily a flaw) but it is filled with wonderful, wonderful love poems. I keep it on my coffee table for whenever I feel the whim to read a poem and I've read quite a few in this book. They picked some very good poems from a broad array of poets.

This series are beautifully presented, & the contents are an excellent resource. Recommended

Ok

Sweet

Lovely collection of poems

A quick enjoyable little read.It's lovely to remember. And know over hundreds of years...love is love.