
A vivid tapestry of early‑twentieth‑century verse, this collection gathers a dozen poems that linger between tenderness and turbulence. The language is lush and rhythmic, often drawing on striking natural images—pomegranates, sunrise, rolling countryside—to frame intimate moments. Its tone shifts from whispered reverence to a more daring, almost confrontational edge, inviting listeners to feel the pulse of each line.
Among the standout pieces, a wedding‑day poem unspools a speaker’s fierce longing to possess and understand her partner, while a brief encounter on a train captures the electric rush of a fleeting kiss against a backdrop of passing fields. A darker work weaves together flora, fauna, and unsettling power dynamics, hinting at the thin line between love and cruelty. Together, the poems create an atmospheric journey that balances sensuality, reflection, and the occasional unsettling surprise, making the collection a compelling listen for anyone drawn to poetry that both comforts and challenges.
Language
en
Duration
~53 minutes (50K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Mary Glenn Krause, Eric Lehtonen, David Wilson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
2017-01-27
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1885–1930
A fierce, searching voice of English literature, this novelist and poet wrote with unusual candor about love, class, desire, and the strain modern life puts on the human spirit. His books still feel alive because they push past manners and convention to ask what it really means to live fully.
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