Maurine and Other Poems

by Ella Wheeler Wilcox

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Genres: Poetry, Classics

264 pages, Paperback

First published July 2, 2015

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

[Melissa]

A poem/story about love and frienship and how we sacrifice for those we love. Sometimes the sacrifices and pain we endure make our happiness that much sweeter. We can't really truly know the good without knowing the bad!

Wilcox's other poetry was also beautifully written and I could relate a lot to many of her poems.

[Jennifer]

Ok, didn't exactly read the whole book of poetry--that just seems weird to start at the beginning of a book of poetry and read straight through. Yet, I read enough that I know I love it and I dearly love my grandpa Jones for sharing Wilcox with me at a difficult time.

[Julian Garretti]

Maurine is my favorite poem. It is extremely engaging from beginning to end. A wonderful page-turner that tells a very sweet and emotional story. The rest of the poems in this book are excellent, too. Ella was a master at her craft and this book is just perfect.

[Jess McCann]

Beautiful writing in verse. I would like to read more written like this. I liked that the book had a happy ending.