Classic Poems for Boys

ENGLISH: "Lepanto" I had read before. A few favorite quotes: a) From the poem "To M.E.W.": The pale leaf falls in pallor, but the green leaf turns to gold; We that have found it good to be young shall find it good to be old; Life that bringeth the marriage bell, the cradle and the grave, Life that is me......more

Chesterton is always a pleasure to read. It is a fantastic book with well composed theopoems.......more

The fourth Chesterton book I've read, though the first collection of his poetry. He's a talented poet with a vivid imagination and passion for history and reform. Lepanto is an all-time classic. But the collection also spotlights GKC's most obnoxious habits - his militant Catholicism, sneering dista......more

I don’t find Chesterton to be a great poet. I prefer his prose in Orthodoxy, but there were at least two highlights here (of... uh... 50 poems): The Great Minimum (a great assessment of desire) and The Ballad of Suicide (quite funny).......more

I found these poems pleasant enough but not nearly up to the standard of Chesterton's prose works. Think of a nice little collection of butter knives where one expected a perfectly-crafted sword and you'll have the idea.......more