This volume of Walter de la Mare's poems offers both the longtime fan and the new reader a thoughtful selection of his most poignant writing. Reminiscent of the works of Robert Louis Stevenson and Robert Frost, and very much descended from the English Romantic movement, these poems draw on natural imagery and traditional poetic forms to celebrate the beauty of nature, while simultaneously prompting the reader to reflect on the implications of mortality. Collected herein are such classics as "The Listeners" and "The Traveler" as well as a number of rhymes and verses for children. Poetry students will appreciate his skillful use of meter and language, while the more casual reader will enjoy the simple but evocative incantations of the natural world.
- ISBN10 0571041094
- ISBN13 9780571041091
- Publish Date December 1954
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 18 October 2003
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Faber & Faber
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 208
- Language English