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Jan 1, 2013 · You can transmute love, ignore it, muddle it, but you can never pull it out of you. I know by experience that the poets are right: love is eternal. English novelist Iris Murdoch, in Existentialists and Mystics: Love is the extremely difficult realisation that something other than oneself is real.
Feb 13, 2019 · But it's not only the poets who are writing about love. So do the the philosophers, the scientists, the song-writers and astrologists. They've been doing it for centuries, and somehow haven't...
- I love you. because the Earth turns round the sun. because the North wind blows north. sometimes. because the Pope is Catholic. and most Rabbis Jewish. because winters flow into springs.
- As a lily among brambles, so is my love among maidens. As an apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among young men. King Solomon.
- How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height. My soul can reach… Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
- Come live with me, and be my love; And we will all the pleasures prove. That valleys, groves, hills, and fields, Woods or steepy mountain yields. Christopher Marlowe.
- “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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Oct 21, 2014 · The most obvious love poems involve declarations of romantic love – from traditional Troubadour songs, Petrarchan and Shakespearean sonnets, and sentimental Victorian verse.
Whether you’re searching for a poem for an occasion like an anniversary, a wedding, or Valentine’s Day, or because you need a pick-me-up or a forget-me-not, here’s a diverse selection of love poems. For more poems about love, explore our archive.
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Jan 22, 2010 · Isn’t every love poem a come-on as much to potential readers as to its addressee? Even as the love poem whispers its yearnings into its intended’s ear, it checks out of the corner of its eye to see if everyone else is taking note of what an enthralling seducer, what a consummate sweet-talker it is.
