![]() ![]() Her verse is often overly long and overwrought, but she was still capable of writing fabulous poetry. It’s fair to say that whilst her skills as a novelist were magnificent, she was less accomplished than her sisters as a poet. Alas those verses have long since disappeared into the ether, but we can safely say that it would be hard for them to match up to the Brontë poetry. The sender of the cards wrote personalised verse in each. ![]() ![]() These sisters were Anne, Emily and Charlotte Brontë of course, and they little suspected that in just two days they would receive their first ever Valentine’s cards! We’ve looked before at the story of these cards and the kindly person who sent them to the Brontës and their friend Ellen Nussey, so in today’s post we will look at fine examples of love poetry from our beloved Brontë sisters. On this day in 1840, in a rather desolate moorside parsonage, three sisters and their best friend could have no idea what would happen next. Anne Brontë: Writer Of Genius, Woman Of Courage.Please enter your email address to subscribe to my Anne Bronte blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. ![]()
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