Poems vs Poems: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Poems Poems William Wordsworth · 1807 ★★★★☆ 4.1 580 pages · ≈ 10 h 44 m · Challenging
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The aim of this edition is to present all textual evidence of Wordsworth's work on the lyric and shorter narrative poems he composed between 1800 and 1807, the primary fruits of which appeared in 1807 under the title…

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Cover of Poems Poems George Meredith · 1851 ★★★★☆ 3.8 623 pages · ≈ 11 h 32 m · Demanding
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This is a poem book. Aurelius prudentius clemens, the greatest of the Latin Christian poets, was born in the year 348 during the consulship of Salia and Philip. The place of his birth is not known with certainty. Three…

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The verdict

How to choose

Scores by source

PoemsPoems
Goodreads 4.1 (2299) 3.7 (23)
Hardcover 5.0 (1) 4.0 (6)
Apple Books 4.5 (7) —

Reception

PoemsPoems
Ratings 2299 23
Editions 372 45
Film adaptations 1 1
Want to read 2753 114
Reading it now 79 3
Written reviews 81 5
Wikipedia attention 19870 19870
Pages 580 623

Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Poems or Poems?

Poems has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Poems 4.1/5, Poems 3.8/5).

Which is shorter to read: Poems or Poems?

Poems is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Poems (580 pages, ≈ 10 h 44 m); Poems (623 pages, ≈ 11 h 32 m).

Which is harder to read: Poems or Poems?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Poems: Challenging; Poems: Demanding.

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