Poems of Hate

by Various

This stunning keepsake comprises more than 30 poems by world-renowned poets. Poems of Hate will be counterbalanced by Poems of Love —a collection of traditional love poems—which is publishing simultaneously.

Genres: Poetry

64 pages, Paperback

Published December 6, 2022

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Reviews

[Joanne van der Vlies]

• "Love me, that I may die a gentler way; hate me, because love's too great for me."
• "You cannot love, my pretty heart, and why? There was a time you told me that you would, but now again you will the same deny."
• "the dark deeds of my outlawed race / will then like virtues shine;/ and men will pardon their disgrace, / beside the guilt of mine."

[Jan]

This was an unusual collection. Poe, Brontë, and Austen carried this collection.

[Nichole]

I was disappointed in this. I expected more vitriol and spite and anger. And it was ... not that.

[AJ]

Sometimes you need a little hate to rhyme.

[Meaghan]

How can you compile a book of hateful poems and not include "A Poison Tree" by William Blake? I'm ever so displeased by this.

Not as vitriolic as I'd hoped it would be.

My favorites from the collection:
-"Honour's Martyr" by Emily Brontë
-"To ———" by Edgar Allan Poe
-"White City" by Claude McKay
-"I Sit and Look Out" by Walt Whitman

[Trina]

dnf

[Aleksandr Popov]

See on see tunne, mis saadab meid eluteel. Kui armastus põletab südant ja seda ei saa, ei julge, ei oska, ei taha välja öelda!
See on see tunne, mis paneb meid tegema kõige sõgedamaid, segasemaid, kirjeldamatumaid tegusid. Vihast, nii enda kui ka teiste vastu. Aga eeskätt ikkagi iseenda vastu!
See on tunne, mis eneselegi teadmata on elu alus. Viha elu vastu sütitab viha enese vastu. Viha enese vastu, mis kantud vihast elu vastu, süstitab isu elada. Elada, et hävitada oma viha. Elada, et vihata hävingut!
Viha viha vastu on nagu abituse kalk kämmal sinu mõranenud hinge alaseljal. See on sisaliku libedusega südamest üle voolav, samas püsima jääv tunne. See on nagu esimene lonks köhasiirupit, kui ema lubas, et see ei ole üldse nii hull. See on nii hull, et sa vihkad hullust, kuni sellest vihkamisest hullud.
Sõnad saavad tappa, aga saavad ka elu anda. Sõnad saavad otsa, aga siiski sünnivad taas. Tahtmine elada või tahtmine surra on mööduv. Sõnadesse valatud valu meenutab seda meile ... Taas ja taas!

[Morgan Hamilton]

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

This is the perfect set of poems to remind you that it’s okay to be angry sometimes. It’s okay to hate something or not agree with someone’s opinions and these poems really helped remind me of that. I think this is the perfect set to keep around for when you need something quick but thought provoking to read. My friend gifted me this one and I really enjoyed it. It had quite a few of my favorites in here as well like Jane Austin and Shakespeare. Highly recommend this collection

[Zein]

I see the workings of battle, pestilence, tyranny, I see martyrs and prisoners,

I observe a famine at sea, I observe the sailors casting lots who shall be kill'd, to preserve the lives of the rest,

I observe the slights and degradations cast by arrogant persons upon labourers, the poor, and upon negroes, and the like;

All these–all the meanness and agony without end,
I sitting, look out upon,
See, hear, and am silent

[Katie (DoomKittieKhan)]

Worth it to renew my BN membership just to get a free copy of this. I’ve never laughed so hard at a novelty gift before! This is a slim volume of poetry full of loathing towards oneself, others, and the world. Perfect for the Grinch in your life or as a gag gift.

[Aaron]

I was hoping for something a bit more vituperative but I liked the James Stephens poem about how he wanted to make out with his enemy. Also this has one of those to/from gift pages and I thought that was really funny.

[Han]

3.5

[alyssa]

3.5
My B&N member holiday gift.

[Yari]

really appreciate BN for giving me a copy of this collection for free. my favorites were: the other side of the mirror, i sit and look out, after the quarrel, and to one hated.

[liz]

3.5 stars

[Ami]

B&N freebee. Not really my thing, but short so I tried it. Liked the Austen and the Whitman.

[Melissa Scruggs]

I loved Edgar Alan Poe and Jane Austen. The others … eh.

[karen]

ah yes, the perfect thing to read as valentine’s day approaches

[Katherine]

if i ever get an boyfriend as pretentious as this book, i’ll give him it when we break up

[Lily]

An excellent selection of poems that represent hatred for others as well as yourself. It helps to connect with inner emotions and understand them as well.

[Jessica]

It was free. A few nice poems and a few obscure poets.

[Beepbopboop]

Does this count as a hate read? (the duel was my favorite)

[McKenna Shea]

this was actually so beautiful

[J]

kind of boring. Bronte had the best one.

[Rebecca]

This is a very short book of poetry. I did like several of the poems. But, some didn't seem to fit with the theme.

[Ingrid]

An interesting concept for a collection! The editors have divided poems into sections based on different types of hate, which I thought was clever. I would argue that some of the selections are not hateful enough, and I was surprised not to find William Blake's "A Poison Tree" included-- to my mind, the greatest poem on the feeling of hatred!

[Dakota]

Cool👍. But probably unhealthy how it fueled my fire lol