Samuel Taylor Coleridge respected John Donne as a master of ‘strong thought’ and linguistic daring, part of what critics call the ‘Metaphysical’ tradition. Though Donne’s⋯ Read the full article

In “Lines Written in the Album at Elbingerode,” Samuel Taylor Coleridge captures the awe of viewing Germany’s Hartz Mountains—particularly the peak of the Brocken—while a⋯ Read the full article

In “Reflections on Having Left a Place of Retirement,” Samuel Taylor Coleridge describes a secluded cottage—a haven of serenity where nature’s presence offers solace and ⋯ Read the full article

In “The Foster-Mother’s Tale,” Samuel Taylor Coleridge offers a brief but evocative monologue that appears within his play, originally titled Osorio (later Remorse). The ⋯ Read the full article

In “The Nightingale (A Conversation Poem),” Samuel Taylor Coleridge redefines the nightingale’s song, stripping away its conventional label of melancholy. Instead, he pos⋯ Read the full article

In “Sonnet: To the River Otter,” Samuel Taylor Coleridge looks back on childhood with a tender sense of longing. The poem addresses the River Otter, where Coleridge once ⋯ Read the full article

In “The Pains of Sleep,” Samuel Taylor Coleridge offers a deeply personal reflection on the tumultuous realm of his nighttime dreams, revealing his struggles with guilt, ⋯ Read the full article

In “Fears in Solitude,” Samuel Taylor Coleridge meditates on national guilt, personal anxiety, and the looming threat of conflict. Written in 1798 amid fears of foreign i⋯ Read the full article

“France: An Ode” captures Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s intense emotional and political reaction to the French Revolution. Initially, Coleridge salutes the ideals of liberty ⋯ Read the full article

Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poem “This Lime-Tree Bower My Prison” is essentially an epistolary meditation that the poet composed after a minor mishap left him unable to joi⋯ Read the full article

In “The Eolian Harp,” Samuel Taylor Coleridge addresses his fiancée (later wife) Sara, portraying the quiet, reflective setting of a countryside cottage overgrown with ja⋯ Read the full article

Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “Dejection: An Ode,” composed in 1802 and revised for publication in 1802 and 1817, stands as a profound reflection on the poet’s deteriorating ⋯ Read the full article

In “Frost at Midnight,” Samuel Taylor Coleridge sits awake in his cottage one still, frost-filled night, contemplating the interplay between external silence and internal⋯ Read the full article

Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “Christabel” is an incomplete Gothic poem composed in two parts, published in 1816, though begun much earlier. Its narrative focuses on the youn⋯ Read the full article

Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “Kubla Khan,” composed in 1797 (though published in 1816), stands as one of the most celebrated examples of Romantic visionary poetry. Coleridge⋯ Read the full article