World's Best Poetry, Volume 2: Love (Part 1)

World's Best Poetry, Volume 2: Love (Part 1)

by Various

This volume is the second in a ten-volume series of poetry edited by Bliss Carman, a renowned Canadian poet laureate. It focuses on the multifaceted theme of love, exploring its various stages and expressions through a collection of famous and influential poems. The collection is divided into two parts, with this first part encompassing themes such as admiration, the essence of love, the initial stages of love, and the process of courtship and winning affection. American poet John Vance Cheney provides an introductory essay that contextualizes the selected poems and their significance within the broader literary landscape.

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