Introduction:
Welcome to the first review post for my 100 Days of Poetry series, where I embarked on a journey in 2017 to record and share 100 poems over 100 days. In this post, you’ll find a collection of the first 10 poems, spanning a variety of themes and styles, from the reflective to the adventurous.
You can enjoy the full playlist below, or navigate to each poem’s individual post for more detailed reflections and the full text of each work.
Embedded Playlist:
Poems 1 to 10:
- The Old Year by John Clare (1st January 2017)
- Mild is the Parting Year by Walter Savage Landor (2nd January 2017)
- The Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde (3rd January 2017)
- Ode to the Old Year, 1787 by Anne Hunter (4th January 2017)
- Invictus by William Ernest Henley (5th January 2017)
- When I have fears that I may cease to be by John Keats (6th January 2017)
- When You Are Old by W. B. Yeats (7th January 2017)
- Hélas by Oscar Wilde (8th January 2017)
- Sea Fever by John Masefield (9th January 2017)
- Fill For Me a Brimming Bowl by John Keats (10th January 2017)
I hope you enjoy this first collection of poems. Feel free to explore the individual posts for deeper insights into each poem, or simply relax and listen to the full playlist.