The Folio Poets Series by W.B. Yeats, Lord Byron, Jane Stabler, John Keats, John Donne, A.J. Smith

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  • The Complete Poems (The Folio Poets #1)
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    The Complete Poems (The Folio Poets #1)

    John Keats

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings · published 1820

    Covering the entire output of an archetypal - and tragically short-lived - romantic genius, the Penguin Classics edition of The Complete Poems of John Keats is edited with an introduction and notes by John Barnard.Keats's first volume of poems, published in 1817, demonstrated both his belief in the consummate power of poetry and his liberal views. While he was criticized by many for his politics, his immediate circle of friends and family immediately recognized his genius... more

  • The Complete English Poems (The Folio Poets #5)
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    The Complete English Poems (The Folio Poets #5)

    John Donne, A.J. Smith

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings · published 1633

    Yet it is only this century that Donne has been indisputably established as a great poet—and even, many feel, the greatest love poet of them all. Jonson went on to remark that 'That Donne, for not keeping of an accent, deserved hanging', yet Donne's rhythms, once thought 'unmusical' are now recognized as the natural rhythms of the speaking voice; his 'eccentricity' as a complex self-doubt; his 'obscurity' the reflection of a brilliantly learned and allusive mind... more

  • The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats (The Folio Poets #7)
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    The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats (The Folio Poets #7)

    W.B. Yeats

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings · published 1950

    The Collected Poems of W. B. Yeats includes all of the poems authorized by Yeats for inclusion in his standard canon. Breathtaking in range, it encompasses the entire arc of his career, from luminous reworking of ancient Irish myths and legends, to passionate meditations on the demands and rewards of youth and old age, from exquisite, occasionally whimsical songs of love, nature, and art to somber and angry poems of life in a nation torn by war and uprising... more

  • Lord Byron: Selected Poems (The Folio Poets #9)
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    Lord Byron: Selected Poems (The Folio Poets #9)

    Lord Byron, Jane Stabler

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 1848

    She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes... --From "She Walks in Beauty"Satirical, shocking, romantic and dramatic, Lord Byron remains a stellar figure as a poet and as a man... more

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