Romanticism. The age of passion, poetry... and maybe just a little too much fainting onto chaise lounges. In this episode of Perfectly Poetic, Allen takes a long, emotionally complicated walk through the overly perfumed garden of 19th-century love poems. Featuring full readings of Byron, Hemans, Moore, Landon, and Shelley, this episode explores the syrupy, swoon-heavy side of Romanticism — the poems that confuse longing with love and fantasy with fact.
But it doesn’t stop in the 1800s. We draw the not-so-subtle lines between these melodramatic verses and our modern dating culture — complete with swiping, soft launches, emotional martyrdom, and “u up?” texts disguised as destiny. It’s deeply philosophical, hilariously brutal, and surprisingly poignant.
If you’ve ever projected a full love story onto someone who matched your energy for three days, this one’s for you.
In This Episode
Lord Byron’s “She Walks in Beauty” and the art of poetic projection
Felicia Hemans’ flaming ode to obedience in “Casabianca”
Thomas Moore and the emotional limbo of unlabeled relationships
L.E.L.’s glamorized grief in “The Grave of a Suicide”
Percy Shelley’s overly sensual nature metaphors in “Love’s Philosophy”
- A full cultural and philosophical breakdown of modern love, dating apps, emotional detachment, and the fantasy trap we still fall for
- One fainting couch, emotionally speaking
Poems Featured (in full):
“She Walks in Beauty” – Lord Byron
“Casabianca” – Felicia Hemans
“Oh! Call It by Some Better Name” – Thomas Moore
“The Grave of a Suicide” – Letitia Elizabeth Landon
“Love’s Philosophy” – Percy Bysshe Shelley
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#Romanticism #LordByron #PoetryPodcast #DatingCulture #SappyPoems #LiterarySatire #PhilosophyOfLove #FeliciaHemans #DatingApps #PoeticMeltdown #ThomasMoore #RomanticPoets #PerfectlyPoetic #Shelley #EmotionalProjection
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