Anima Poetæ

"Anima Poetæ" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge is a gathering of personal thoughts and notes from the early 1800s. The book shows Coleridge’s private thinking as a poet and thinker through his many years of writing in notebooks. It's meant to offer readers a peek into the inner thoughts of a major figure in English writing. At the beginning, Coleridge thinks about how important his notebooks are for keeping his ideas and feelings safe. The beginning includes many different subjects, like love, responsibility, what poetry means, and thoughts on childhood and how we see the world. Coleridge's writing style blends poetic and philosophical ideas, creating a mix of personal and widely relatable observations. The way the book starts makes it clear that it’s going to explore deep questions and show Coleridge’s strong desire to understand and express the complicated parts of being human.