Amours De Voyage

"Amours De Voyage" by Arthur Hugh Clough is a reflective poem from the early 1900s that questions big ideas about love, travel, and seeing the world as it really is. Told through letters, mainly between Claude and his buddy Eustace and some of the Trevellyn family, the poem follows Claude as he wanders through Europe and thinks hard about life, love, and the world around him. He's not always impressed by what he sees, even in cool places like Rome, and he struggles with his feelings for Georgina Trevellyn, feeling unsure of himself and what he wants. As Claude deals with both romance and what society expects of him, all while Italy is going through political changes, the poem makes you think about how hard it is to truly connect with someone and find your place in the world.