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Last month I invoked the romantic poetry of Charles, the Duke of Orleans for Valentines. Wanting to find a few more "romantic" poets to share with you, I Googled "romantic poets" and discovered a whole era of romantic poetry. However, things aren't what they seem. Enjoy this month's newsletter and I'll have a challenge for you at the end.
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In the late 18th, early 19th Century "romanticism" swept across Europe. It was an artistic and philosophical movement that stressed individualism, subjectivity, and emotion. Generally, romantic era poetry praised the individual, giving voice to the common man, his life, and nature. Nature, in fact, proves to be a very prevalent theme in romantic era poetry.
The style the poetry stressed was everyday language, along with a free form presentation.
While romance and love can be a subject of poetry during this time, the "romanticism" movement has little in common with what we consider romantic today. These poets tended to distrust the human world and invited the reader to believe in the poet.
Several romantic era poets include:
William Wadsworth
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Edgar Allen Poe
Mary Shelley
Emily Dickinson
Sir Walter Scott.
Enjoy this poem from Sir Walter Scott:
An Hour With Thee
An hour with thee! When earliest day
Dapples with gold the eastern gray,
Oh, what can frame my mind to bear
The toil and turmoil, cark and care,
New griefs, which coming hours unfold,
And sad remembrance of the old?
One hour with thee.
One hour with thee! When burning June
Waves his red flag at pitch of noon;
What shall repay the faithful swain,
His labor on the sultry plain;
And, more than cave or sheltering bough,
Cool feverish blood and throbbing brow?
One hour with thee.
One hour with thee! When sun is set,
Oh, what can teach me to forget
The thankless labors of the day;
The hopes, the wishes, flung away;
The increasing wants, and lessening gains,
The master's pride, who scorns my pains?
One hour with thee.
Question: Do you have a favorite Romantic Era Poet?
Challenge: Write a poem blending nature with romance/love. I'm giving out Poetry Merit Badges to my favorites and will feature the poems in my next Romance/Love Newsletter.
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Feedback from my Romance/Love Newsletter DTD: 5 FEB 2013:
monty31802
You got me I don't remember ever knowing of Chales Valois and the sample of his poetry tells me he was a fine poet. Thank you for the highlight of my short Wonder of It All.
ChrisDaltro-Chasing Moonbeams 
Thank you for featuring my short story Just Another Valentine's Day in your Romance/Love February 2013 WDC Newsletter! - Christina Daltro
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Romance/Love: March 06, 2013 Issue [#5547]
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