Romantic Poetry

These poetry picks highlight the emotional and nature-focused spirit of Romanticism, a movement that originated in the 18th century. The Collection features selections from Emily Dickinson, John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, William Wordsworth, William Blake, and other exemplars of the Romantic poetry genre.

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

by Samuel Coleridge

Publication year 1798

Genre Poem, Fiction

Tags Classic Fiction, Narrative / Epic Poem

“The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” first published in 1798, is a poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and is the first poem in Lyrical Ballads, a collaborative effort of Coleridge and fellow poet William Wordsworth. Lyrical Ballads is widely considered to be the first collection of Romantic English poetry, and “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” is a classic example of English Romanticism, with its vivid imagery and inclusion of the supernatural. The poem is... Read The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Summary

The Song of Hiawatha

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Publication year 1855

Genre Novel/Book in Verse, Fiction

Themes Emotions/Behavior: Love, Emotions/Behavior: Conflict, Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Emotions/Behavior: Memory, Identity: Language, Identity: Race, Life/Time: The Future, Life/Time: The Past, Natural World: Environment, Natural World: Place, Relationships: Family, Society: Colonialism, Society: Community, Values/Ideas: Religion & Spirituality

Tags Narrative / Epic Poem, Fairy Tale / Folklore, American Literature, Romanticism / Romantic Period, Agriculture, History: U.S., Science / Nature

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