Poetry to Read in the Spring

In this post we are going to talk about a few lovely books of poetry to read in the spring! I always find myself more drawn to poetry when the winter begins to fade away. Here are just a few go to collections to pick up this spring!

Gathering the Tribes by Carolyn Forchè

Gathering the Tribes is Carolyn Forchè’s first collection of poetry published in 1976. This collection is a beautiful reflection on a natural connectedness to kin, ourselves, love, and the experience that is life. Forchè’s writing is like the smell of earth, like being in your childhood home, slowly and achingly growing into adolescence and womanhood. This collection is a great way to shake off the slowness of winter and emerge with fresh eyes.

Five T’ang Poets translated by David Young

This collection of T’ang poets and poetry reflects on the natural world throughout all of the seasons as well as friendship, love, and war. The beautiful yet bite sized poems successfully acknowledge the constantly changing outer world and inner worlds we experience. With this collection you can comfortably flick to a page and read a brief, lovely meditation.

Keates Odes: A Lovers Discourse by Anahid Nersessian

This book is simultaneously a book of criticism, a history, and a work of poetry itself. Anahid works to analyze Keats’s odes in relationship to his life and the historical context in which the odes were written, while giving the reader space to read and reflect on the Odes themselves. If you’re looking for a more academic and poetic read, A Lovers Discourse will supply you with the beautiful desperation of John Keats’s Odes while providing strong scholarly insight and heartfelt reflections on his work.

The Poetry of Pablo Neruda

Pablo Neruda is a lovely and multifaceted poet. From his deep and earthy love poetry that is constantly relating love and affection to the natural world, to his political and social criticisms, you can’t go wrong with master Chilean poet. His love poems especially are deeply sensual while keeping readers at work to navigate the webs of love he weaves through metaphor and symbolism.

The Book of Nature Wordsworth’s Poetry on Nature

A compact book of Wordsworth’s nature poetry is an easy addition to your library for on the go adventures. Wordsworth’s beautiful reflections on nature cannot be rivaled, as with the romantic tradition, his meditations on nature are tinged with a sense of smallness and grand beauty. His writing invokes a somber feeling while making readers more reflective on the natural world that surrounds them.

Conclusion

These collections include a range of subject matter from love poetry, to reflections on nature and the natural world. We hope these inspire you or lead you to build your own poetry collection. Let us know the poetry collections you enjoy in the spring!