Romanticism. The age of passion, poetry… and maybe just a little too much fainting onto chaise lounges. In this episode of Perfectly Poetic, Allen takes a long, emotionally complicated walk through the overly perfumed garden of 19th-century love poems. Featuring full readings of Byron, Hemans, Moore, Landon, and Shelley, this episode explores the syrupy, swoon-heavy side of Romanticism — the poems that confuse longing with love and fantasy with fact.
But it doesn’t stop in the 1800s. We draw the not-so-subtle lines between these melodramatic verses and our modern dating culture — complete with swiping, soft launches, emotional martyrdom, and “u up?” texts disguised as destiny. It’s deeply philosophical, hilariously brutal, and surprisingly poignant.
If you’ve ever projected a full love story onto someone who matched your energy for three days, this one’s for you.
In This Episode
- Lord Byron’s “She Walks in Beauty” and the art of poetic projection
- Felicia Hemans’ flaming ode to obedience in “Casabianca”
- Thomas Moore and the emotional limbo of unlabeled relationships
- L.E.L.’s glamorized grief in “The Grave of a Suicide”
- Percy Shelley’s overly sensual nature metaphors in “Love’s Philosophy”
- A full cultural and philosophical breakdown of modern love, dating apps, emotional detachment, and the fantasy trap we still fall for
- One fainting couch, emotionally speaking
Poems Featured (in full):
- “She Walks in Beauty” – Lord Byron
- “Casabianca” – Felicia Hemans
- “Oh! Call It by Some Better Name” – Thomas Moore
- “The Grave of a Suicide” – Letitia Elizabeth Landon
- “Love’s Philosophy” – Percy Bysshe Shelley
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