Poetry
"I was working on the proof of one of my poems all the morning, and took out a comma. In the afternoon I put it back again."
- Oscar Wilde
- Charmides and Other Poems »
A collection of poems and sonnets including: Charmides, Requiescat, San Miniato, Humanitad and others. (23 pages)
- Ravenna »
One of Wilde's earliest long poems, Ravenna, describes his responses to this ancient Italian city. (5 pages)
- Selected Poems »
Collection of 16 poems incuding Ave Imperatrix, Ave Maria Gratia Plena, and Roses And Rue. (10 pages)
- The Ballad Of Reading Gaol »
Long ballad written after Wilde was released from the Reading prison. It's about horrors of prison life. (16 pages)
- The Sphinx »
Long poem about sensual beauty of the Sphinx and the mysterious grandeur of the ancient world she represents. (4 pages)