Oscar Wilde online
Oscar Wilde online
The Works and Life of Oscar Wilde

Poetry

"I was working on the proof of one of my poems all the morning, and took out a comma. In the afternoon I put it back again."

Oscar Wilde's poetry:

  • The Ballad Of Reading Gaol
    The Ballad of Reading Gaol is a poem written after Wilde was released from Reading prison. Its main theme is the death penalty.

  • The Sphinx
    The Sphinx is a poem about sensual beauty of the Sphinx and the mysterious grandeur of the ancient world she represents.

  • Ravenna
    Ravenna is one of Wilde’s earliest long poems, and it describes his responses to the ancient Italian city, Ravenna.

  • Charmides and Other Poems
    Charmides and Other Poems is a collection of poems and sonnets including: Charmides, Requiescat, San Miniato, Humanitad and others.

  • Selected Poems
    Selected Poems is a collection of 16 Wilde's poems incuding: Ave Imperatrix, Ave Maria Gratia Plena, Roses And Rue...

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