Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (October 16, 1854 – November 30, 1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and author of short stories. Known for his barbed wit, he was one of the most successful playwrights of late Victorian London, and one of the greatest celebrities of his day. As the result of a famous trial, he suffered a dramatic downfall and was imprisoned for two years of hard labour after being convicted of the offence of "gross indecency."
complete destruction
It was an icy day.
We buried the cat,
then took her box
and set fire to it
in th...[read poem]
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We buried the cat,
then took her box
and set fire to it
in th...
queen-anne's lace
Her body is not so white as
anemony petals nor so smooth -- nor
so remote a thing. It is a...[read poem]
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anemony petals nor so smooth -- nor
so remote a thing. It is a...
the crowd at the ball game
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The crowd at the ball game
is moved uniformly
by a spirit of usele...[read poem]
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The crowd at the ball game
is moved uniformly
by a spirit of usele...
danse russe
If I when my wife is sleeping
and the baby and Kathleen
are sleeping
and the sun is a...[read poem]
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and the baby and Kathleen
are sleeping
and the sun is a...
winter trees
All the complicated details
of the attiring and
the disattiring are completed!
A liqu...[read poem]
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of the attiring and
the disattiring are completed!
A liqu...
pastoral
The little sparrows
hop ingenuously
about the pavement
quarreling
with sharp voi...[read poem]
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hop ingenuously
about the pavement
quarreling
with sharp voi...
why, asks a friend, attempt tetrameter? (golden gate 5.4)
Why, asks a friend, attempt tetrameter?
Because it once was noble, yet
Capers before the p...[read poem]
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Because it once was noble, yet
Capers before the p...
round and round
After a long and wretched flight
That stretched from daylight into night,
Where babies wep...[read poem]
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That stretched from daylight into night,
Where babies wep...
sit
Sit, drink your coffee here; your work can wait awhile.
You're twenty-six, and still have some ...[read poem]
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You're twenty-six, and still have some ...
protocols
What can I say to you? How can I retract
All that that fool, my voice, has spoken_
Now tha...[read poem]
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All that that fool, my voice, has spoken_
Now tha...
the wind
The bay is thick with flecks of white.
The freezing air is honed and thined.
The gulls sle...[read poem]
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The freezing air is honed and thined.
The gulls sle...
all you who sleep tonight
All you who sleep tonight
Far from the ones you love,
No hand to left or right
And em...[read poem]
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Far from the ones you love,
No hand to left or right
And em...
the ballad of reading gaol
He did not wear his scarlet coat,
For blood and wine are red,
And blood and wine were ...[read poem]
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For blood and wine are red,
And blood and wine were ...
dedication for a plot of ground
This plot of ground
facing the waters of this inlet
is dedicated to the living presence of...[read poem]
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facing the waters of this inlet
is dedicated to the living presence of...
poem: untitled
Dark night, and silent, calm, and lovely,
That stills the efforts of our lives,
Rare, exce...[read poem]
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That stills the efforts of our lives,
Rare, exce...
muier
Oh, black Persian cat!
Was not your life
already cursed with offspring?
We took you f...[read poem]
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Was not your life
already cursed with offspring?
We took you f...
qingdao: december
Here by the sea this quiet night
I see the moon through misted light.
The water laps the r...[read poem]
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I see the moon through misted light.
The water laps the r...
sympathetic portrait of a child
The murderer's little daughter
who is barely ten years old
jerks her shoulders
right ...[read poem]
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who is barely ten years old
jerks her shoulders
right ...
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