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I am far from being an avid poetry reader, yet I enjoyed this collection, it was a nice change of pace. These poems were all quite moving and some had my eyes feeling a little wet but they ended up repetitive towards the end. I understand they are all about the same thing, obviously—Hardy's first wife's passing—, however i ended up thinking he didn't have many thoughts about her because he talks of her connection to the sea in a poem out of two. Still, they were all very romantic, especially considering Hardy got remarried a couple of years later and wasn't exactly the most loyal of men.
Maybe I will check out one of his novels later, I am also curious at how such romanticism in poetry can translate to naturalism in his other works.
This book has made my day.
Such a sweet yet sad story about love and death that I would love to re-read in the future
I found this sweet song about this book and I loooove it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iPTVMVdN3I