I'm no connoisseur of art or poetry, so consider the source, but in my opinion this book has a few excellent poems, a few excellent works of art, and a lot of mundane of the same. ( )

This is a disappointing collection of love poetry. Ms. Farrell gives in a brief introduction how she selected the poems (ones she particularly liked) and then the artwork to accompany them. Some of the choices of artwork are logical; others are not. However, most of the artwork is lovely to look at. Although many of the poets are British males, the poems and artwork are from various parts of the world. Unfortunately, the only information given about the poets are their nationalities and dates -- nothing about their backgrounds, etc. Also, the translators are not provided for poems which were obviously translated. ( )