Year's Spinning

Year's Spinning

by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

“Year’s Spinning” is a collection of sonnets written by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, a celebrated poet of the Victorian era. These sonnets explore themes of love, time, nature, and the complexities of human life and death. Browning’s lyrical and insightful approach delves into the emotional depths of human experience, particularly focusing on the transformative power of love and the enduring nature of human connection. Through these sonnets, she contemplates the fleeting nature of time, the cycle of life and death, and the profound impact of human emotion on our understanding of the world.

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning was an English poet of the Victorian era, popular in Britain and the United States during her lifetime. Born in County Durham, the eldest of 11 children, Elizabeth Barrett...

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