A Shropshire Lad contains 63 poems by Housman which talk about mortality and living life to the full.
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"The poetry is engaging (and understandable!), which works well for me. The only downside is that they have a tendency to be dark (focusing a lot on death) and repetitive (once you've read five death poems, you've read them all). Worthwhile and not what I'd expected. " — Judine (4 out of 5 stars)
"The poetry is engaging (and understandable!), which works well for me. The only downside is that they have a tendency to be dark (focusing a lot on death) and repetitive (once you've read five death poems, you've read them all). Worthwhile and not what I'd expected. "
" Lovely collection of poetry, accessible and thought provoking. A pleasure to read.My favourites are 6, 9, 14, 16, 26, 43, 45 and 48. "
" There's a fantastic poem at the end of this collection...can't remember the name of it right now. I think there's a line in it about "looking into the pewter pot to see the world as the world's not". Probably misquoted...you'll have to read it yourself. "
" I like Housman a lot. I think I have much of his same manic tone sometimes. "
" the edition that i received as a gift is the Illustrated Editions Co. edition, copyrighted 1932, printed in the United States of America by I. J. Littly & Ives Company, New York. "wistful" bucolic "
" Can't find my copy. I am not sure that this is a TDDIP but I Neeed to read it sometimes and get a bit panicky when I can't find it. "
" Absolutely wonderful. A slim poetry collection about death and loss that ranks among the best I have read in a long time. Some call it pathetic, I call it genius. "
" "So set before its echoes fade, the fleet foot on the sill of shade . . ." "
" "What I learned from this book"That mortality is hidden in every shiny glittery little place. (and that I want 'With rue my heart is laden...' on my tombstone) "
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