365 Love Poems

by John Gabriel Hunt

The subject of love has occupied the thoughts and creative powers of the world's poets for centuries. Perhaps the most human and imposing emotions, love in all its guises has inspired poems passionate and reflective, lustful and spiritual, joyous and angry.

There are 365 love poems in this volume--one for every day of the year, and suited to every mood and taste. Certainly, styles and languages reflect their times; and a poem by Robert Herrick from the seventeenth century sounds very different than twentieth-century lines by Carl Sandburg. But concerns and sentiments have remained surprisingly constant, and words written in years past reflect today's personal experiences of love.

The poems are arranged thematically, which will aid the reader who, on a particular day, may wish to dwell upon a poem about physical love rather than lost love, or vice versa. An alphabetical Index of poets provides a complete listing of all 365 poems.

Genres: Poetry

320 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1993

Reviews

[Acacia · Rating 4 out of 5]

read on archive many suns ago.... like the Incans and Aztec... worshippers of the sun and gold, i also sungaze..... but yes, this book was quiet flavorful

[J. Alfred · Rating 1 out of 5]

Though this book was published in 1993 it features exactly no poems from EE Cummings, which is frankly stupid for a volume of love poems. It has five by Donne, which is the same amount as Walter Savage Landor. Curious editorial decisions.
It leans hard into Thomas Carew, Thomas Moore, and John Clare, which is to say two guys I don't care even a little about and a guy I'm interested in only because he was crazy much of the time.
Lots of the Rossettis, who are fine if you like that kind of thing, and lots of Anon, who, though she was a woman, is seldom memorable.
My positive takeaways from this volume is that we should keep reading poetry even if most of it is bad. And that Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Shakespeare can still startle you no matter how many times you've seen them. And it will look good on a shelf.

[Amber · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good collection of classic love poems. The sections are well put-together, and there is a fairly good mix of male and female poets. The only issue I had was the claim that this collection had any 'modern' poetry- it seems like it was a requirement for this collection that all the poems rhyme, which for the great love poems in English seemed to limit to far more classic poets than contemporary ones. As a collection of classic love poems however, it was a smooth and calm read that warmed my heart.

[Christine · Rating 4 out of 5]

This just is a nice compilation of love poems. I am a sucker for those.

[Claudio M.o. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely compilation of some classical love poems.

[Sandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

All about "Passion"!!!
ME Quema!!!