Tag Archives: Romantic poetry

“Bereavement,” By Percy Bysshe Shelley

Shelley's poem describes one man's intense grief
Posted on March 6, 2017 by Lucas Morgan (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Percy Bysshe Shelley is known as one of the preeminent Romantic English poets of the 19th century. Though he only lived to be 29 years old, he is regarded by many to be one of the most influential poets of the English … Continue reading →

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“A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal” by William Wordsworth

William Wordsworth captures grief over a lost loved one in eight short lines
Posted on June 30, 2014 by Christopher Hewitt (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

How many lines does a poet need to write in order to record a loved one’s death? Of course, the story of a person’s death, as with their life, goes further than any number of words can express. British Romantic … Continue reading →

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”Waking or asleep, / Thou of death must deem / Things more true and deep / Than we mortals dream, / Or how could thy notes flow in such a crystal stream?”

–Percy Bysshe Shelley, from "To a Skylark"
Posted on March 4, 2014 by Christopher Hewitt (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Read the full poem here. More from A Right of Passage: Memorial Songs: “Casimir Pulaski Day” by Sufjan Stevens  “So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, so long lives this, and this gives life to thee.”  Memorial … Continue reading →

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