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Dec 7, 2016 · In the following post, we’ve gathered together ten of our favourite poems about lost love, about the sad side of being in love – ranging from the Renaissance to the modern day. 1. Sir Thomas Wyatt, ‘ Whoso List to Hunt ’.
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Oct 21, 2014 · Beginning with the romantic and intangible in Langston Hughes’s The Dream Keeper, and concluding with Derek Walcott’s famous hymn, Love After Love, the 50 chosen poems traverse the territory of...
When relationships unravel and love dissolves, poets often find solace in expressing their heartbreak through verse. In this article, we explore a collection of poignant poems that delve into the bittersweet experience of love falling apart.
Summary. ‘Farewell to Love’ by John Donne explores love, human desire, and both of these things’ powers. In the first lines, the poet speaks about his reverence for love. He likens it to how atheists might call upon an unknown power in their final moments.
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- “Come, and Be My Baby” by Maya Angelou
- "Bird-Understander" by Craig Arnold
- "Habitation" by Margaret Atwood
- "Variations on The Word Love" by Margaret Atwood
- "The More Loving One" by W.H. Auden
- "To My Dear and Loving Husband" by Anne Bradstreet
- "Always For The First Time" by André Breton
- "Love and Friendship" by Emily Brontë
- "To Be in Love" by Gwendolyn Brooks
- "How Do I Love Thee? (Sonnet 43)" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Maya Angelou was one of America’s most acclaimed poets and storytellers, as well as a celebrated educator and civil rights activist. In ‘Come, And Be My Baby’, Angelou beautifully captures how overwhelming modern life can be and the comfort that love can provide during times of hardship — even if only for a moment.
The raw honesty of Craig Arnold’s poetry makes ‘Bird-Understander’ an easy pick for our list of the most beautiful love poems. In this piece, Arnold recounts a moment with his partner that makes his love grow even stronger. The language is simple yet evocative, putting a strong metaphor in the reader’s mind and facilitating a deeper understanding o...
Best known for her alarmingly realistic dystopian novelThe Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood demonstrates similar strengths in this poem: ‘Habitation’ is strikingly real. For context, Atwood here admits to the challenges of marriage and acknowledges the work needed to overcome them. It is this candor which makes the poem so beautiful.
One of the most fascinating things about love is that it can come in so many different forms — platonic, passionate, or even patronizing. Margaret Atwood unflinchingly lays out some of these in her poem ‘Variations on the Word Love’.
Whilst poems about heartbreak might not be as uplifting as those about the joys of love, they can be equally as beautiful and meaningful. The celestial extended metaphorof W.H. Auden’s ‘The More Loving One’ demonstrates this — though ultimately he would rather be ‘the more loving one’ himself, Auden perfectly encapsulates the pain of loss when love...
Anne Bradstreet’s Puritan belief that marriage is a gift from God comes across strongly in ‘To My Dear and Loving Husband.’ Reading it through a modern lens, it’s easy to start the poem feeling a little skeptical; however, Bradstreet’s genuine gratitude and dedication to her husband soon manifests to make it a deeply moving assertion of true love.
‘Always For The First Time’ is André Breton’s ode to a woman he has not met, but is willing to wait every day for. Breton was the French founder of the surrealist movement, which aimed to blur the lines between dreams and reality in art — explaining the rather whimsical nature of this beautiful love poem.
Love doesn’t have to be confined to romance — love between friends can be just as strong and beautiful. In ‘Love and Friendship’, Emily Brontë compares romantic love to a rose — stunning but short-lived — and friendship to a holly tree which can endure all seasons.
Next on our list of the most beautiful poems about love is ‘To Be in Love’ by Gwendolyn Brooks. Brooks was a poet, author, and teacher — and perhaps most notably, in 1950, was also the first African-American writer to receive a Pulitzer Prize. In this powerful poem, Brooks conveys the intense emotions which come with falling in love and how it can ...
Elizabeth Barrett Browning was a renowned Victorian poet who influenced the work of many later English-language poets, including Emily Dickinson. ‘How Do I Love Thee?’ is one of Browning’s most recognizable poems, and indeed one of the most famous love poems ever written — its ardent yet clear declaration of love has resonated with readers for over...
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Apr 20, 2021 · When Love is Lost. To see the summer sun and wish for rain; To smell the springtime flowers and wish for snow; To wake at dawn and wish for night again; To trade today for dreams of long ago.
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But let your love even with my life decay, Lest the wise world should look into your moan. And mock you with me after I am gone. In the final six lines of ‘Sonnet 71’, the speaker’s words take on a semi-colloquial diction. Shakespeare uses the phrase “O if, I say,” to mimic his speaker’s contemplation on the subject of death.
