Shorter Poems: A Selection

ToKeats,Spenserwasaboveallasensuouspoet,thecreatorofatimeless,dreamlikeotherworldofsuchimaginativeabundanceandmusicalitythatitsexperiencewasakintoaneroticpleasure.Tohiscontemporaries,Spenserwas'ThePrinceofPoetsinhisTime',thenationalpoetwhoannouncedthegreatageofElizabethanpoetrywiththepublicationofTheShepherds'Calendar.Learned,playful,political,thistwelve-partpoembuildstoanunderstandingofthebreadthandinstabilityoflove.BythetimeofColinClout'sComeHomeAgain,privateandpublicloveseemonthepointofunravelling,whileAmorettiandEpithalamioncelebratestheprivatejoysandfearsofacourtshipandwedding-daywhichthereaderisinvited...