"Poems" by William Ernest Henley is a collection of late 19th-century poetry grappling with weighty themes. It journeys through personal battles with life, death, and what being human really means, while also appreciating nature's loveliness and hardships, and the intricacies of love and friendship. A significant part of the book depicts the raw and honest emotions of a hospital patient facing surgery, expressing fear and weakness amid the cold, sterile environment. Through his words and descriptions of nurses and staff, Henley paints a detailed picture of human endurance, forcing us to consider our own lives and connections.
Poems
By William Ernest Henley
Experience raw emotion as one bears witness to life and death in a hospital, where stark medical realities meet powerful human introspection.
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About the AuthorWilliam Ernest Henley was an English poet, writer, critic and editor. Though he wrote several books of poetry, Henley is remembered most often for his 1875 poem "Invictus". A fixture in London literary circles, the one-legged Henley was an inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's character Long John Silver, while his young daughter Margaret Henley inspired J. M. Barrie's choice of the name Wendy for the heroine of his play Peter Pan (1904).
William Ernest Henley was an English poet, writer, critic and editor. Though he wrote several books of poetry, Henley is remembered most often for his 1875 poem "Invictus". A fixture in London literary circles, the one-legged Henley was an inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's character Long John Silver, while his young daughter Margaret Henley inspired J. M. Barrie's choice of the name Wendy for the heroine of his play Peter Pan (1904).
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