The Flowers of Proserpine is a collection of poems by Helen Hay Whitney, published in 1891. The poems explore themes of love, death, and the afterlife, and are written in a variety of poetic forms. The title poem, “The Flowers of Proserpine,” is a narrative poem about the Greek goddess Proserpine, who is abducted by Pluto and taken to the underworld. The poem follows her journey and her eventual return to the world of the living. Other poems in the collection explore themes of love, loss, and mortality, and are written in a variety of poetic forms, including sonnets, odes, and ballads. The collection is a powerful exploration of the human experience, and the poems are both beautiful and thought-provoking.
By Helen Hay Whitney · First published 1898 · Genre: Poetry, Romanticism, Mythology