In this final chapter of our Romanticism series, we bring the velvet curtain down with a sharp, necessary reality check. After indulging in the beauty, the yearning, and the drama of Romanticism, it’s time to ask the uncomfortable questions: What happens when feelings become fact? When perception overrides truth? When self-expression becomes a...
Written in 1865 by poet John Greenleaf Whittier, "Laus Deos!" is a celebration of the constitutional amendment abolishing slavery in the Unite...
The epilogue of Tennyson's In Memoriam was written for his sister Cecilia's wedding day in 1842 and brings a closure to one of his most notable...
What is the purpose of continuing on in the face of the cruelty which this world has to offer? It is a hope and a purpose outside ourselves which...
In this episode, we read two poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow which deal with the mortality of humanity and the fragility of our minds and...
In this episode, we hear two poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow which address the juxtaposition of sorrow and beauty inthis natural world. "The...
Subscribe to Perfectly Poetic today using your favorite podcast app or smart device.
Subscribe to stay connected and get all our updates! NOTE: NOT subscribing makes Poe very unhappy.