PERFECT GIFT: Lovers of poetry and art will be drawn to this book.
PRE-RAPHAELITE REVIVAL: Features a unique collection that perfectly coincides with a resurgence of interest in the British Pre-Raphaelites.
MODERN POETRY CONNECTION: Reintroduced for an entirely new audience by contemporary poet Amy Key, who explores parallels and relevance in this modern age.
Dreams of Love is a beautifully presented gift book exploring the sumptuous poetry and images of the Rossettis.
The poetry of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Christina Rossetti, and Elizabeth Siddal is brought together here in one volume for the very first time in this exquisite collection beautifully designed and illustrated with sumptuous Pre-Raphaelite images.
Selected by and with an introduction from poet Amy Key, the poems are arranged thematically under the headings “Love,” “Sex,” “Money,” and “Death,” and are presented anew for a contemporary audience. Dreams of Love is a beautiful object full of romantic appeal.
Includes Color Images
Amy Key is a poet and writer based in London. She is the author of two collections of poetry, Luxe (Salt, 2013) and Isn’t Forever (Bloodaxe, 2018), which was a Poetry Book Society Wild Card Choice and a book of the year in the Guardian, New Statesman, Times, and Irish Times. Her poems have been widely published and anthologized, and her essays have appeared in At The Pond (Daunt, 2019), Granta, The Poetry Review, and elsewhere. Her first work of nonfiction, Arrangements in Blue, will be published by Jonathan Cape (UK) in Spring 2023, alongside publication in the US (Liveright) and Italy (Rizzoli).