The Complete Poems
Book description
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…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Complete Poems as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
John Keats is one of my all-time favorite poets. It breaks my heart to think of how many poems were left unwritten when he died young. The ones he left behind are melancholy and absolutely gorgeous. The language tastes like chocolate. He’s a master of using sound to evoke nostalgia (for people who care about the mechanics of these things. It’s okay if you don’t.) His poetry speaks for itself. Read one of his poems slowly, and you’ll feel like you’re lying in a moonlit meadow with a glass of wine, pondering eternity.
From Carly's list on dark academia novels.
Want books like The Complete Poems?
Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like The Complete Poems.
Share your top 3 reads of 2024!
And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.
1,611
readers submitted
so far, will you?
