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Title: Poems of Passion
Author: Ella Wheeler-Wilcox
Narrator: Emma Topping
Format: Abridged
Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
Language: English
Release date: 07-06-11
Publisher: Saland Publishing
Genres: Classics, Poetry
Publisher's Summary:
Ella Wheeler Wilcox's best-known work Poems of Passion read here by Emma Topping.
Members Reviews:
A most enjoyable read
Poetry is one of my favorite genres. I read through the entire collection in one sitting, but will now take time to enjoy each poem more thoroughly. I wish the book had been edited to show the verse rather than simply in paragraphs
Disappointed because the verbiage in "The Voice of the Voiceless" was different from the one i was familiar with.
Not Amazon's fault, but I was disappointed in the content. I adore her poem "The Voice of the Voiceless" and have read it many times to my students for years, but the version of it in the above mentioned "Poems of Ella Wheeler Wilcox" was different from the version I had originally read elsewhere. Sometimes you get what you want and sometimes you don't! I didn't return it though.
This is Quality poetry.
Ella Wilcox comes from a different era, and for this reason her poems are dated. Having said that, it gives us an idea of what we have lost since her writings. If you are a romantic, then these poems are for you. They come from an age of greater purity, greater integrity, greater morality and greater emotion and passion than we experience today.
Furthermore they are well constructed as well as conveying deep feelings and meanings. If you are one of the last romantics still around with an appreciation of real quality, this is for you.
Rhyme, Rhythm, and Passion
Ella is one of my favorite poets. She said she had been accused of always writing sentimental poetry so she put together this book of poems of passion. She had a wondrous vocabulary and many interests. She was able to write from a man's point of view as well as her own. Ella wrote at a time when poetry had rhyme and rhythm, but her poetry flows, and the rhyming does not seem contrived.
There were some typos in the Kindle edition, but I have not checked them against an original publication of her poems. I know that in some of the original editions, the print was not always clear.
Poetry at its most passionate
I find Ella Wheeler Wilcox to be the most passionate poet of all time... I'm sure many will agree and others will not. That's the nature of poetry - we love what we feel, and Ella's poetry, for me, is incredible in its ability to raise up feelings. In regard to passion in poetry, 'Ad Finem' is a must read.
I recommend that lovers of poetry browse through her work and decide for yourselves... I believe no one would be disappointed with the time spent.