http://www.suppertime.co.uk/blogmywiki/2009/01/i-dont-do-poetry/ reading, writing, coding, making Tue, 24 Oct 2023 13:43:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.suppertime.co.uk/blogmywiki/2009/01/i-dont-do-poetry/#comment-38177 John Machin Sun, 22 Dec 2013 09:55:24 +0000 http://www.suppertime.co.uk/blogmywiki/?p=344#comment-38177 I didn't know this poem, and it certainly is difficult! But it's still beautiful: I adore 'the lesser sun' as a tribute to his lost love. If poems of dissatisfaction with the self are helping, try this: http://m.poemhunter.com/poem/beauty-7/ Edward Thomas is my favourite poet and I don't care how lower-sixth-form that statement sounds. He's the poet for all who struggle with human relationships but love the natural world. I defy you to skip over it. I didn’t know this poem, and it certainly is difficult! But it’s still beautiful: I adore ‘the lesser sun’ as a tribute to his lost love. If poems of dissatisfaction with the self are helping, try this: http://m.poemhunter.com/poem/beauty-7/
Edward Thomas is my favourite poet and I don’t care how lower-sixth-form that statement sounds. He’s the poet for all who struggle with human relationships but love the natural world. I defy you to skip over it.

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