Renunciation is a collection of poems by Alice Meynell, a British poet and essayist. The poems in this collection explore themes of love, loss, and the human condition. Meynell's work is characterized by its lyrical beauty and its exploration of the spiritual and emotional aspects of life. The poems in this collection are divided into three sections: "Love," "Loss," and "Renunciation." In the first section, Meynell explores the joys and sorrows of love, while in the second section she examines the pain of loss and the need to move on. The third section focuses on the idea of renunciation, or the act of giving up something in order to gain something else. Throughout the collection, Meynell's poems are filled with imagery and emotion, and her words are often both beautiful and heartbreaking.
By Alice Meynell · First published 1903 · Genre: Poetry, Romanticism, Feminism