Talk what you please of future spring
And sun-warm'd sweet to-morrow:—
Stripp'd bare of hope and everything,
No more to laugh, no more to sing,
I sit alone with sorrow.
-Christina Rossetti
A new generation of readers has fallen in love with poetry, and this collection will feed their need for accessible, beautiful poetry that speaks to their emotions. Organized around themes of loss and longing, and including segments of classic works by poets like Christina Rossetti, Edwin Arlington Robinson, and Philip M. Raskin, this collection will appeal to fans of contemporary poet Rupi Kaur.