Book Review: Selected Poems Of Edith Wharton

Selected Poems of Edith Wharton

by Edith Wharton; Irene Goldman-Price

Scribner

Poetry

Pub Date 09 Jul 2019

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Despite Poetry being one of the most difficult genres Review, because poetry is such a personal experience, everyone can read the same poem and come up with a different interpretation.

Edith Wharton is well known for her fiction but over her career she wrote many poems as well, in various forms dealing with everything from love and loss to life and nature! The poems were written over many decades including several in her youth.

Of the 134 poems that were selected for this volume 50 have never been published before. The poetry in this collection is arranged by theme. The poems in this collection show a richer sometimes even darker side of Wharton.

The poems showcased in this selection vividly share Wharton’s personal experiences. Relatively overlooked until now, her poetry and its importance in her life provide an enlightening lens through which to view one of the finest writers of the twentieth century.

I give Selected Poems Of Edith Wharton five out of five stars because it shares a bit of the background of each poem and was obviously well researched!

Happy Reading!