Collected Poems
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Few poets capture the fragile beauty of the English countryside with the quiet intensity of Edward Thomas, whose Collected Poems stands as one of the most cherished volumes in the canon of British verse. Written in the years leading up to and during the First World War, these poems chronicle a deep, elegiac communion with the natural world — the lanes, fields, and birdsong of rural England rendered with startling clarity and restrained emotion. Thomas's voice is intimate yet universal, drawing the reader into a landscape that feels perpetually on the edge of loss, as if each moment of beauty is already a memory. With a foreword by fellow poet Walter de la Mare, this collection presents Thomas's complete poetic output, affirming his place alongside the great pastoral and war poets of the twentieth century. His style — spare, unaffected, and deeply observant — belies a philosophical depth that rewards careful reading, weaving together themes of transience, identity, and belonging. Published by the esteemed house of Faber and Faber, this edition remains the definitive gathering of a poet who wrote only for a handful of years yet produced work of enduring and haunting power — leaving the reader to wonder what further heights his voice might have reached.
Author: Edward Thomas
Format: Paperback
Genre: Poetry
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Few poets capture the fragile beauty of the English countryside with the quiet intensity of Edward Thomas, whose Collected Poems stands as one of the most cherished volumes in the canon of British verse. Written in the years leading up to and during the First World War, these poems chronicle a deep, elegiac communion with the natural world — the lanes, fields, and birdsong of rural England rendered with startling clarity and restrained emotion. Thomas's voice is intimate yet universal, drawing the reader into a landscape that feels perpetually on the edge of loss, as if each moment of beauty is already a memory. With a foreword by fellow poet Walter de la Mare, this collection presents Thomas's complete poetic output, affirming his place alongside the great pastoral and war poets of the twentieth century. His style — spare, unaffected, and deeply observant — belies a philosophical depth that rewards careful reading, weaving together themes of transience, identity, and belonging. Published by the esteemed house of Faber and Faber, this edition remains the definitive gathering of a poet who wrote only for a handful of years yet produced work of enduring and haunting power — leaving the reader to wonder what further heights his voice might have reached.