Best Poems of the Brontë Sisters is, not surprisingly, a collection of poems by the Brontë sisters. Many of the poems in this volume were originally published in the book released by the Brontë under the names Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell. Generally, I enjoyed reading the poems. However, there was a lot of death. I think I could number on one hand (in unary!) the number of poems in this fifty page volume which were not about death. Oh well, still a good read if you're a fan of any of the Brontës.

The Best Poems of the Bronte Sisters published by Dover Publications is a collection of poetry from the three sisters best known for their prose. Although classics Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights, and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall they do not complete the sister’s range of works.

There is a similarity in style between the sisters and it holds to the form of 19th century English poetry. There are several poems that were written on the spur of the moment. Poems are written on a windy afternoon or from a place in the woods. There is, without a doubt, plenty of the romantic movement in their collective writing.

Emily Bronte’s poems seem to take a darker tone than the other sisters, but it is Charlotte who writes the poems in eulogy for her sisters. There is a turn in Charlotte outlook as she seems drained and suffering loss in her later poems. This is a well-collected selection of poetry that demonstrates the best of 19th-century writing and, more importantly, the works of women in poetry. Ask most people, even those who took English literature in college, to name a 19th-century female poet and perhaps they may mention Mary Shelley but little mention of anyone else. The Bronte sisters, although famous for their novels, should have their fair share fame for their poetry.

This is a great collection for those interested in poetry. English 19th-century poetry is almost the ideal of poetry in most people’s minds. This collection will introduce readers to a great period of literature and great women poets.
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I enjoyed many of the poems. Others not so well. ( )

Great selection of poems by the Brontë Sisters, a style in which the sisters are less known.
I didn't enjoy Wuthering Heights that much, but I loved Emily's poems. She was maybe the most daring of the sisters in her dramatic and mystical apporaches to tabu subjects such as suicide or obsession.
Not to be missed for those who want to know more about the Brontë's or their work. ( )