The Faber Book of Love Poems Love Expected, Love Begun, the Plagues of Loving, Love Continued, Absences, Doubts, Division, Love Renounced & Love in Death

The poems in this collection include many about being in love, the wonder and longing, the misery of separation, the pain of rejection, while others are in praise of love. They span the centuries and include some examples in French. Apart from the recognized masters to the form, lesser known poets are represented who, by a single experience of love, have been raised to a higher level of exceptional lyricism.