What poet wrote how do i love thee

We will put it online as soon as possible. Something went wrong. Please contact info nationalpoetryday. Search for:. Born in County Durham, the eldest of 12 children, Elizabeth Barrett wrote poetry from about the age of six. At 15 she became ill, suffering intense head and spinal pain for the rest of her life. Later in life she also developed lung problems, possibly tuberculosis. Her first adult collection of poems was published in and she wrote prolifically between and , producing poetry, translation and prose.

She campaigned for the abolition of slavery and her work helped influence reform in the child labour legislation. How Do I Love Thee? Saturday, September 13, Download image of this poem. Report this poem. Carlos Echeverria 08 August Kevin Straw 08 August Gerard Scheuermann 17 October Brett Strotman 13 June Juan Olivarez 08 August Sylvia Frances Chan 13 August Rose Marie Juan-austin 12 August Sylvia Frances Chan 12 August See All Comments.

Maya Angelou. Phenomenal Woman. Explore Poems GO! How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of being and ideal grace. I love thee freely, as men strive for right. I love thee purely, as they turn from praise. I love thee with a love I seemed to lose With my lost saints. I love thee with the breath, Smiles, tears, of all my life; and, if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death.

The point about its use at weddings today is not a flippant one. The universality of this declaration of love written in inevitably resonates with anyone caught up in the intoxicating happiness of deep love. However this moment of sadness is short lived as the poem returns to a measured celebration of unwavering love which the poet believes may live on even after death. One of twelve children, Elizabeth Barrett Browning suffered with a lung complaint and a spinal injury.