A Bird Song
by Christina Rossetti
‘A Bird Song’ by Christina Rossetti describes, through the interactions of swallows, the need a speaker has for a consistent companion.
A Dirge
by Christina Rossetti
‘A Dirge’ by Christina Rossetti is a thoughtful and moving poem about death. It speaks on the birth and death of an important person in the speaker’s life.
A Hope Carol
by Christina Rossetti
‘A Hope Carol’ describes a liminal space in which a speaker is existing and the elements which inspire her to hope for the future.
After Death
by Christina Rossetti
‘After Death’ is a Petrarchan Sonnet by Victorian poet Christina Rossetti. It skillfully explores themes of death and tragic love.
An Apple Gathering
by Christina Rossetti
‘An Apple Gathering’ is a first-person account of a woman who had a relationship before marriage and suffered the societal consquences.
At Home
by Christina Rossetti
‘At Home’ describes the plight of a ghost who is kept separate from happiness, friends, and her no longer possible future.
Conference Between Christ, The Saints, And The Soul
by Christina Rossetti
‘Conference Between Christ, The Saints, And The Soul’ by Christina Rossetti discusses faith, the afterlife, and how one gets into Heaven.
Cousin Kate
by Christina Rossetti
‘Cousin Kate’ speaks to the circumstance of women during the Victorian era. The period in which Rossetti wrote this poem makes the message all the more meaningful.
De Profundis
by Christina Rossetti
‘De Profundis’ by Christina Rossetti describes a speaker’s longing for heaven, and the impossibility of reaching it during one’s lifetime.
Goblin Market
by Christina Rossetti
‘Goblin Market’ is one of Christina Rossetti’s most famous and well-studied poems. The symbolism in the poem has led to a number of interpretations. One could argue that it is a metaphor for drug addiction or female purity.
I wish I could remember that first day
by Christina Rossetti
‘I wish I could remember that first day’ by Christina Rossetti is also known as ‘First Day.’ It focuses on the speaker’s regret that she can’t remember more about her first love.
In an Artist’s Studio
by Christina Rossetti
‘In an Artist’s Studio’ describes one artist’s obsession over a particular woman and the way that her face has absorbs his every thought.
In the Bleak Midwinter
by Christina Rossetti
‘In the Bleak Midwinter’ describes the birth of the Christ child on a “bleak midwinter” day and those who came to see him.
Let Me Go
by Christina Rossetti
In ‘Let Me Go,’ readers will find a soothing and peaceful depiction of death from the perspective of someone about to face it.
May
by Christina Rossetti
‘May’ by Christina Rossetti describes an unknown, now finished, event a speaker experienced in the warm, young and pleasant month of May.