Selected Poems by Christina Rossetti

This collection of poetry really made me appreciate Rossetti's skill and artistry. She has a finely tuned sense of rhyme, and her irony, at times reminds me of Dorothy Parker. I enjoyed the long story poems (some of which have quite the Gothic feel), but the best works were her beautiful sonnet sequences, particularly the one that riffs off of Dante and Petrarch. I also thought her religious poetry was both moving and thought provoking. This collection is a real pleasure.