Stanzas by Mary W. Shelley

Stanzas

written by Mary W. Shelley

and read by Pryde Foltz

Mary Shelley is best known for Frankenstein, arguably one of the best novels ever written. If you haven't read it you should. Frankenstein's delivery of Naturalism themes is perhaps only rivalled by Emily Bronte with Wuthering Heights. Admiration of Shelley's prose brought me to take a look at what she did with poetry. Her husband Percy Shelley was a very well-known Romantic poet and she spent much of her life in support of his work. But I did find one piece. Stanzas could be mostly aptly defined as Romantic with its classical themes but there is a much deeper lying darkness that hints at Naturalism. Its four short stanzas do leave the reader wishing she had written a great deal more.

Come to me in dreams, my love, Mary writes …

To read and hear the poem please click on the link below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w3j9ZP1GeE&list=UU8rAsV8Dot4MbmtGZOA0UlQ

Reviews

[Rita L. Sev]

Nicely done, Pryde. I've always preferred Mary to Percy. :)

[Pryde Foltz]

Thank you, Rita. Percy ain't so bad for a Romantic, but you my Naturalism girls … Emily and Mary.

[Sanjh]

wow, it was wonderful...
thank you so much for sharing this link...:)

[Pryde Foltz]

Thank you, Sanjh.

[Marie]

Of course I have read Frankenstein (also Wuthering Heights), but never any of Mary Shelly's poetry. THis was lovely.

[Pryde Foltz]

I do believe it to be the only one. Yes it is really gorgeous:)

[NoelHC]

Well, I never knew Shelley wrote poetry, yet I was familiar with the first line.
A good poem, well read, as always.

[Pryde Foltz]

Thank you, Noel:)

[Lyn Anderson]

I like that you place her writing high on your list ... well done as always.

[Pryde Foltz]

Thank you, KL. Just about the highest … just a step or two behind an English bloke.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

even her love poems have a certain darkness....very well read as always, Pryde.

yes, Frankenstein, one of the best...have you ever read dean koontz' version...his series of Frankenstein novels...? quite different but placed in a modern setting, quite good.

[Pryde Foltz]

Thank you, Jacob. No I haven't … perhaps I should look them up.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Many people just associate Koontz with King and think Horror, but he is such a good writer...and so innovative...that series is really worth the read...all the books in it.

[Coyote Poetry]

It was outstanding. Thank you dear Poet.
Coyote

[Pryde Foltz]

Thank you, Coyote.

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome.

[MomzillaNC]

Mary Shelley lived a tragic life -- her real life is the stuff of tragic fiction that writers only dream of. I've always loved that poem. I think her writing is unfairly overshadowed by her pinnacle of Gothic horror, Frankenstein. Great reading by you.

[Pryde Foltz]

Thank you, MamaDi. I think perhaps Hollywood has played fast and furious with Frankenstein.

[MomzillaNC]

True. The book is quite chilling and tragic, and so much better than anything produced by Hollywood.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

An excellent read of a poem full of pathos by a very underrated poetess. Great tribute to Shelley Pryde.

[Pryde Foltz]

Thank you, John:)