The Best Oscar Wilde Poems Everyone Should Read Isola Wilde died, aged just nine, in 1867; Wilde wrote this moving elegy for Isola in 1881 ‘All my life’s buried here, Heap earth upon it’ is one of Wilde’s most moving poetic lines (or couple of lines) because they are simple yet heartfelt
15+ Must-Read Oscar Wilde Poems - Poem Analysis Oscar Wilde's 'Magdalen Walks' is a vivid portrayal of spring's arrival, marked by a dynamic interplay of nature's elements Known for its simplicity and depth, the poem weaves a tapestry of trees, birds, and blossoms, each contributing to the season's renewal
The Ballad of Reading Gaol - Wikipedia The Ballad of Reading Gaol is a poem by Oscar Wilde, written in exile in Berneval-le-Grand and Naples, after his release from Reading Gaol ( r ɛ d ɪ ŋ dʒ eɪ l ) on 19 May 1897 Wilde had been incarcerated in Reading after being convicted of gross indecency with other men in 1895 and sentenced to two years' hard labour in prison
Poems, by Oscar Wilde - Project Gutenberg This collection of Wilde’s Poems contains the volume of 1881 in its entirety, ‘The Sphinx’, ‘The Ballad of Reading Gaol,’ and ‘Ravenna ’ Of the Uncollected Poems published in the Uniform Edition of 1908, a few, including the Translations from the Greek and the Polish, are omitted
Queer Elegy, Classical Eros, and Desire as Translation in Oscar Wilde . . . The first of Wilde's poems that can genuinely be said to eroticize elegy in the manner of Tennyson, however, is not written for a literal lover, but for a literary one: it is "The Grave of Keats," a figure to whom Wilde would return as an idealized "lost love" throughout his verse
14 Oscar Wilde Poems About Life You May Be Interested In Requiescat is a brief yet poignant elegy for Wilde’s sister, who died young The poem reflects Wilde’s deep sorrow and his desire for peace for the soul of the departed “Tread lightly, she is near Under the snow, Speak gently, she can hear The falling snow ”
The Ballad of Reading Gaol - Poetry Foundation By Oscar Wilde Share I He did not wear his scarlet coat, For blood and wine are red, And blood and wine were on his hands When they found him with the dead, The poor dead woman whom he loved, And murdered in her bed He walked amongst the Trial Men In a suit of shabby gray;
Pan by Oscar Wilde - The Victorian Web Though many an unsung elegy Sleeps in the reeds our rivers hold, O goat-foot God of Arcady! Ah, what remains to us of thee? II Ah, leave the hills of Arcady, Thy satyrs and their wanton play, This modern world hath need of thee No nymph or Faun indeed have we, For Faun and nymph are old and grey, Ah, leave the hills of Arcady!
Poem Analysis - The Grave Of Keats Oscar Wilde's "The Grave of Keats" is a poignant elegy that mourns the untimely death of the Romantic poet John Keats The poem's tone is somber and reflective, shifting from a sense of loss and injustice to a more hopeful remembrance of Keats's legacy
The Best Elegies, Dirges, Requiems, Laments and Poems of Mourning I believe Oscar Wilde's wonderful elegy above, written for his beloved sister Isola who died at age ten, may have been inspired or influenced by an ancient poet: Lie lightly on her, turf and dew She put so little weight on you