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Graywacke
Romantic Poets | John Keats
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This is a library book i‘ve been working through. I won‘t make it to the end, at 780 pages. But I enjoyed the William Blake section, and I‘m now reading the William Wordsworth section. All new to me, other than Tyger Tyger, burning bright…

TheBookHippie I found this exact copy thrifting a while back! Still dipping in and out.. 2w
TheSpineView I remember reading those poems. I took a Romantic literature class in college. Have you read Coleridge yet? 2w
Graywacke @TheBookHippie I‘m tempted to buy a copy. No intro, notes or explanations. I feel like I‘m reading some kind of source text. 🙂 It‘s pretty. And I love the leathery cover. (edited) 2w
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Graywacke @TheSpineView never. Just the Kublai Khan one. (partially inspired by the Rush song ☺️) 2w
TheBookHippie @Graywacke I feel exactly the same way. It‘s a gift. 2w
dabbe “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner“ is my fave. And, if interested, I have a link to a Big Read of it; even Iggy Pop participates! It's absolutely wonderful:
https://www.ancientmarinerbigread.com/reading/1
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Graywacke @dabbe wow! I‘ll bookmark this. Actually I have read this one once. I remembered being fascinated. (I was supposed to read it in high school, but fat chance I would actually read an assignment then) (edited) 2w
Kitta What a beautiful book 😍 2w
Graywacke @Kitta 👍 it‘s a lovely edition 2w
dabbe @Graywacke Same here! Cliff's Notes, anyone? 🤣 2w
Graywacke @dabbe well? ☺️ 2w
dabbe @Graywacke They saved my bacon numerous times. 😎 1w
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bibliothecarivs
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Random book from our home library:

📖 The Prelude: The Four Texts: 1798, 1799, 1805, 1850 by William Wordsworth

Graywacke I‘ll be reading a little Wordsworth this week - for the 1st time. Just for a few minutes each day. 2w
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wanderinglynn
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John Keats

#aprilpoetrychallenge for #nationalpoetrymonth

16 April - romance

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dabbe 🩵💙🩵 1mo
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kspenmoll
Caspar David Friedrich: The Soul of Nature | Alison Hokanson , Joanna Sheers Seidenstein
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Yesterday my son & I enjoyed another #makingmemories day in NYC.The cold,damp,& rain did not deter us! We took a 6:10 a.m. Amtrak train to the Metro North line which let us out at Grand Central Station.Breakfast for me was 2 mini bacon quiches & Starbucks coffee. Perfect start to my day! The MET exhibit was truly breathtaking. I love how the drawings, etchings, & oil paintings took us through Friedrich‘s artistic & spiritual life chronologically.

TheBookHippie Love love love !!!! 1mo
Kitta The Met is one of my favourite things about living in NYC! 1mo
AnnCrystal 💝💝💝. 1mo
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kspenmoll @Kitta Lucky you! Is it free because you live in NYC? 1mo
Kitta @kspenmoll yes! Just need to bring proof you live here. 1mo
kspenmoll @Kitta What an amazing benefit of city living!!! I am so happy we are just 2 train rides away! (edited) 1mo
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Doppoetry
Queen Mab | Percy Bysshe 1792-1822 Shelley
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Pickpick

I wanted whimsical poetry about fey and got a discussion about the evils of monarchies, wars, and institutions at the time. The fairy Mab takes the soul of a child and shows it humanity and its follies and mistakes.

This isn't surprising because Percy Bysshe Shelley was quite the activist in his time and many of the themes reflect his passions and views.

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Princess-Kingofkings
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#LitSolace full of stickers, notebook & cards 🍁🍃🍂

dabbe 🧡🤎💛 8mo
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psalva
Lyrical Ballads and Other Poems | William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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It‘s a Wordsworth Wednesday. Next three poems:“Anecdote for Fathers,” “We Are Seven,” and “Lines Written in Early Spring.” The first two are well-delivered anecdotes with gentle morals. The last, a short and not too deep reflection on human destructiveness. What I am enjoying most about Wordsworth is the simplicity factor which can catch you off guard with emotion. Idk- they sort of capture a coy childlike naivety perhaps, an innocence.

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psalva
Lyrical Ballads and Other Poems | William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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I‘m on a new medication and feeling a bit loopy this morning, so I‘m jumping ahead to some Coleridge, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.” I‘m reading in fits and starts, shutting my eyes when I get too zonked out. Martin Scofield, in his introduction to this volume, notes that the poem looks forward to the work of Poe and others, and I agree. The use of archaic language, the way the meter shifts, and the imagery are all clear marks of lineage.

Bookwomble I hope your adjustment to your new meds is swift. Feel better soon ❤️‍🩹 9mo
psalva @Bookwomble Thanks! I hope so too. 🤞 9mo
Reggie Hope you feel better, Peter. 9mo
psalva Thank you @Reggie! 9mo
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psalva
Lyrical Ballads and Other Poems | William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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I‘ve been enjoying Wordsworth‘s poems (a lot more than his poetics thankfully). I got to three this morning: “Goody Blake and Harry Gill,” “Lines Written at a Small Distance from My House,” and “Simon Lee.” Of these, Goody Blake was my favorite, more a traditional ballad than any of the poems so far, a story with a moral, and a more overt or obvious rhyme scheme with repetition.
#catsoflitsy

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 9mo
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psalva
Lyrical Ballads and Other Poems | William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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Notes on “Lines Left upon a Seat in a Yew-Tree,” and “The Female Vagrant” :
I found “Yew-Tree” to be quite affecting. It spoke to the conflict between the solitary self and community and how we treat ourselves when we are at our lowest. Quite philosophical.
“Female Vagrant” was superb- lots of pathos. I love the lines about war- “Oh! dreadful price of being to resign/ All that is dear in being!”
Slow reading is helping me enjoy this volume so far!

Cuilin ❤️ Wordsworth. Are you reading a collection? I‘m inspired to find mine. 9mo
psalva @Cuilin Yep- it‘s the Wordsworth edition paperback actually :) it collects Wordsworth/Coleridge Lyrical Ballads and Other Poems. I‘ve only read either of them here and there, but I‘m enjoying taking a closer look. 9mo
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