Poems vs Poems: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Modern Poetry, English poetry, Poetry

Cover of Poems

Poems Elizabeth Barrett Browning · 1844 ★★★★☆ 4.1 526 pages · ≈ 9 h 44 m · Demanding

“OF writing many books there is no end;”

English Sonnets English Poets Collections Correspondence

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Cover of Poems

Poems Matthew Arnold · 1853 ★★★★☆ 3.8 510 pages · ≈ 9 h 27 m · Demanding

“ONE lesson, Nature, let me learn of thee,”

Facsimile. Of O.U.P. 1909 Ed.

Education Philosophy

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The verdict

Readers rate Poems highest: Poems 4.1 · Poems 3.8.
Poems has the widest readership — 748 ratings behind its score.
Poems runs the darker storyline; Poems stays the lighter read.

How to choose

In the mood for something dark? Poems a darker storyline than Poems Want something lighter? Poems an easier tone than Poems

Scores by source

	Poems	Poems
Goodreads	4.1 (748)	—
Hardcover	4.0 (6)	4.3 (3)

Reception

	Poems	Poems
Ratings	748	3
Editions	95	107
Film adaptations	1	1
Want to read	852	—
Reading it now	19	—
Written reviews	31	—
Wikipedia attention	19870	19870
Pages	526	510

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