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Top 10 Romantic Poets
By: Clay Death Date: March 2, 2015, 6:02 pm
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Re: Top 10 Romantic Poets
By: Clay Death Date: March 2, 2015, 6:04 pm
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Top 10 Romantic Poets
Much has been written about love, and while poetry may not be
everyone’s cup of tea, romantic minds have always admired the
powerful beauty of romantic poetry.
OK, so we know modern love songs are more popular nowadays than
love poems and that people have gone from exchanging mix tapes,
to swapping CDs and even playlists, rather than read each other
poems. Still, if you have a more old fashioned, old-worldly
soul, you well like our following list of our favourite romantic
poets. If poetry is not your thing, just think of these as
vintage love songs.
So immerse yourself in the beauty of words or even surprise a
loved one with your literary knowledge. Love and beauty are
timeless, after all.
1.Shakespeare
England’s favourite literary son is the undisputed king of
romantic poetry. Some may resent him, having been taught his
works in school, but once you delve into the richness of his
poems and sonnets, you’ll discover timeless wisdom and beauty.
Shall I compare thee is possibly the most famous love poem of
all times.
2.Lord Byron
A key figure in romanticism, the author of such great love poems
as I watched thee and She walks in beauty was as flamboyant and
as wild as can be. Famously described as “mad, bad and dangerous
to know”, he nonetheless gave us some of the most tender love
poems in history.
3.Rumi
The great Sufi mystic from ancient Persia had much to say about
love and his words are as relevant today as they were when they
were written. His writing is simple, spiritual and poignant and
his observations are remarkably accurate.
4.William Blake
Poet and artist, Blake was only really appreciated after his
death. He was considered crazy by his contemporaries, possibly
because of his then unusual views of love and marriage. He
advocated pure love that was not bound by restrictive rules and
limitations and this was reflected in his poetry. Many scholars
consider him to have been part of the “free love” movement.
5.Pablo Neruda
The Nobel laureate Chilean poet is best known for his erotically
charged love poems. Published when he was only 19, Twenty Poems
of Love and a Song of Despair, was hugely successful and caused
quite a stir. Since then it’s sold million of copies and has
been translated into practically every language under the sun.
6.William Wordsworth
One of the great romantic poets, he founded the romantic age in
British poetry together with Coleridge and produced many great
poems about love. His own love life was certainly turbulent
enough: an estranged French wife who bore him a daughter,
followed by marrying a childhood friend.
7.Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Most famous for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Kubla Khan,
Coleridge nonetheless gave us the fanciful and beautiful Love.
8.Khalil Gibran
The Lebanese-American poet is best known for his work The
Prophet, which included much writing about love, both physical
and spiritual. His writing draws on the mystical traditions of
Islam and Christianity and is rich yet accessible and deeply
moving.
9.Charles Baudelaire
This French master drew on the works of early 19th century
French romantic poets, but favoured more urban settings,
decadent pleasures and a healthy dose of irony. His love poems
were certainly urbane and sometimes even ironic, as exemplified
in his poem To a Madonna, that should appeal to love cynics as
well as hopeless romantics.
10.Emily Dickinson
In spite of her reclusive lifestyle or perhaps because of it,
Emily Dickinson’s romantic writing is full of passion and
longing. Considered eccentric in her Massachusetts town for
always wearing white and refusing to receive guests, she wrote
many volumes of poetry, most of which were published after her
death. Poems like If you were coming in the fall show her rich
inner world that stood in sharp contrast to her lonely life.
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Re: Top 10 Romantic Poets
By: Exotic One Date: March 6, 2015, 9:00 pm
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