Poems of Vision and Prophecy

by David Stanford Burr

Poetry has always been the language of rhapsody and incantation, expressing through the magic of voice and rhythm the highest aspirations, the darkest fears, and the most sublime pleasures of human existence. In Poems of Vision and Prophecy, some of the world's greatest poets are featured in a powerful collection that includes such classic poems as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "The Day is Done," Lord Byron's "Prometheus," Emily Dickinson's "Because I could not stop for Death," and William Blake's "The Tyger."

No refrain could be more haunting than Egar Allan Poe's "Quoth the Raven 'Nevermore,'" no soliloquy more anguished than that written for Hamlet by William Shakespeare. And few poets can evoke so eloquently the mystery and beauty of life as do John Keats in "Ode to a Nightingale" and Walt Whitman in "As I Ebb'd with the Ocean of Life."

Genres: Poetry

255 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Mihdi Paiman · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book is really a great one for those who loves poetry, personally this book is one of my favorite poem book because behind the poems it has a really deep meaning and understanding.

[Madison · Rating 3 out of 5]

The imagery in this was beautiful and the verses exquisite display of evocative writing!!


Thank your for your writing David!!