Hardy's Selected Poems (Dover Thrift Editions)
by Thomas Hardy
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Read in January, 1996
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people who like poetry and or Hardy's novels
I know a little too much about Thomas Hardy, thanks to a college seminar on his life and work. It's my humble opinion that some of Hardy's poetry is genius, like Neutral Tones. Much of his poetry is heavy with regret, memory, bleakness, mourning, and lots of other profound emotions. There are some happier poems, but don't read Hardy for a pep talk on love or human nature.
I am particularly drawn to his poetry about war (what my senior paper was all about), and recommend you read "Poems...more
I am particularly drawn to his poetry about war (what my senior paper was all about), and recommend you read "Poems...more
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Read in January, 1998
Hardy is better known for his novels, but quickly became my favorite poet upon my first exposure to him in this compilation in a class my freshman year at Pomona. Soem poems touch upon a personal level, others just reach me for some inexplicable reason, and all are beautifully written. Hardy more than any poet has influenced my writing, and this compilation is a great introduction to his work.
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Read in May, 2008
Wow. I never thought Thomas Hardy would be such an awesome poet. "Channel Firing" is the shit and so are quite a few others. Now I've really got to read Jude the Obscure...
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He's like one of those elderly relatives of whom you say, "He's a miserable git, but that's why we love him".
'The Convergence Of The Twain' remains one of my favourites.
'The Convergence Of The Twain' remains one of my favourites.
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Hardy's poems and short stories came just before the Victorian Era tried to destroy all that is good and right in literature. As such, it is pretty good.
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Read in October, 1998
I LOVE some of his poetry, the sound the meter the bleak....sweeps me away every single time.
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Read in December, 2006
Thomas Hardy is a joke. How can anyone take this morbid stuff seriously?
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