Collected poems vs Tales of a wayside inn: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: American Poets, American poetry
Collected poems
Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869-1935) a three-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, was the first of the great American modernist poets."No poet ever understood loneliness and separateness better than Robinson," James…
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Tales of a wayside inn
Mostly a collection of story-telling poems told by a group of friends in a tavern late one night. "Tales" includes the famous Paul Revere's ride, together with poems of many tales, countries and styles.
The verdict
- Tales of a wayside inn is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 10 for Collected poems.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Collected poems | Tales of a wayside inn | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (5) |
Reception
| Collected poems | Tales of a wayside inn | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | — | 5 |
| Editions | 11 | 51 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 554 |
| Pages | 591 | 237 |