Series: Vintage Classics Love Poems

Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair is Neruda's frank, sexual and romantic masterwork. This is one of the greatest collections of love poetry ever published. Inspired by Pablo Neruda's youthful relationships and injected with an expressive eroticism, these poems are as accomplished as they are evocative and sensual. First published in 1924 to international acclaim when Neruda was...

Sonnets by William Shakespeare offers the complete collection of the bard's renowned poems in one beautiful edition. Love sonnets are ideal for romantics, starry-eyed lovers, and ardent hearts. Shakespeare's sonnets are arguably the finest ever written. However, they also appeal to cynics, star-crossed lovers, and those familiar with the pain of unrequited love. Some sonnets seem addressed to a young...

A captivating and unexpected collection of two female Japanese poets from the 9th and 10th centuries. Here is a collection of sexy, brief, fleeting poems about love, lust, and longing. They originate from a time in Japanese history when aristocratic women of the Heian court were free to marry and conduct love affairs according to their desires. Education and refinement...