![]() ![]() Symbolism and lyricism used in her work expressed earthly love and divine inspiration. Ĭhristina Rossetti’s poetry reflected her devotion, passion, pensiveness, and occasionally, playfulness. She was praised by her contemporaries, including Alfred, Lord Tennyson, and was considered by some as the natural successor to Elizabeth Barrett Browning. ![]() Her long poem, “Goblin Market,” is perhaps her most famous work. Following is a sampling of poems by Christina Rossetti, a small taste of her vast body of work.īorn in London, she was youngest of four artistic and literary siblings, the best known of whom is the pre-Raphaelite poet and painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 – 1894) is one of the most enduring and beloved of Victorian poets. ![]()
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