Poems of Optimism

by Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850ù1919) was an American author and poet. She is known for writing Poems of Passion. Her most remembered poem was "Solitude", which contains the "Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone". A few of the poems in this collection are Greater Britain, Belgium. Knitting, Mobilisation, Neutral, A book for the King, The men-made gods, The Winds of Fate, Beauty, The invisible helpers, and To the women of Australia.

Genres: Poetry

92 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1919

About the author

Ella Wheeler Wilcox was an American author and poet.

Her best-known work was "Poems of Passion". Her most enduring work was the poem "Solitude", which contains the lines:

"Laugh, and the world laughs with you;
Weep, and you weep alone".

Her autobiography, "The Worlds and I", was published in 1918, a year before her death.

Reviews

[Eileen · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars (liked it)

A nice variety of poems, some of which do have a religious tone (for those to whom that matters one way or another). My favorites were "Home" and "Praise Day".

[Moe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice classic poetry. Ella Wheeler Wilcox was a great poet. Here is a quote taken from one of her poems:

From this full consciousness
my faith is borrowing
Light to illuminate life's darkest sorrowing,
whatever woes assail me, still I cry:
'God reigns on High!
He doeth all things well.'
My faith finds prayer
the language of the heart

(Kindle location 549, page 68)