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Housman's melodic and memorable poems have been popular for over a century. He writes typically of lost love, of the brevity of happiness, of young soldiers doomed to die. Admirers have found his work elegant and resonant; detractors have thought much of it mannered and glib. But Housman speaks with two voices: the smooth texts conceal a dark sub-text. This tormented and secretive man wrote poems alive with indirect self-disclosure.
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The great poet of loss,
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This review is from: Collected Poems of A.E. Housman (Wordsworth Poetry) (Wordsworth Poetry Library) (Paperback)
I feel as if I have lived with Housman's poetry all my life and could not conceive of a day when I could not pick up a volume like this excellent selection to read. The sadness in this poetry is the sadness of loss experienced by any of us at any time
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Wordsworth Poetry Library of Houseman's poems,
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This review is from: Collected Poems of A.E. Housman (Wordsworth Poetry) (Wordsworth Poetry Library) (Paperback)
Heart moving and thoughtful collection. I bought this for a friend who writes poetry and wasn't aware of Houseman - shameful! Is he now unfashionable? If so it is a great pity - he conveys sadness and loss in a truly moving way
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spine chilling,
This review is from: Collected Poems of A.E. Housman (Wordsworth Poetry) (Wordsworth Poetry Library) (Paperback)
I bought this at the same time as 'Monster Quest' and found the Houseman far more disturbing. This deceptively simple, carefully crafted poetry has earned its fame by having some of the most memorable couplets outside of Shakespeare; but Houseman's 'land of lost content' is not, as it is supposed (and as this icily clever don wished it to be supposed) notalgia for pre 1st war country boy innocence. His tortured frustration and defiant shame goes beyond the normal fears of a homosexual of this era and tips over into loathing. I am never quite sure what he loathes and resents...innocence, heterosexuality, young men who do not suffer as he does, who have hurt him by their rejection?...but the majority of these poems are about blood and the coming death of many now happy 'lads', and something in his fine old silky tone makes me feel that he is glad about it. Read them and feel the sweat drip under the academic gown. Excellent introduction.
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