Strange fits of passion have I known Resources

Websites

Foundational Words

The Poetry Foundation offers up a great biography and links to Wordsworth's work.

More Words Worth Reading

Here's a more concise biography, plus links to more of Willie's poems.

Video

Documentary Words (Part I)

Check out this documentary (part one of a series) about Wordsworth's life and works.

Student Vid Extraordinaire

This is perhaps an unintentionally funny student video, but it's still worth a look.

Audio

Some Staid Words

We enjoy this serious reading.

Reading Too

Reader Ghizela Rowe gives her interpretation here.

Really Deep

This reading lays it on a bit thick for our tastes.

Images

Wordsworth in Thought

We like to call this his "headache portrait."

Wordsworth in…Another Thought

We call this one, "I wonder if I left my toaster on."

Young Wordsworth

That is quite a get-up, Mr. W.

Articles and Interviews

Wordsworth in the New Yorker

This article takes a close look at the theme and subject matter of Wordsworth's poetry.

William and Lucy

The London School of Journalism takes a crack at the Lucy poems.

Books

Lyrical Ballads

Get the book that launched British Romanticism.

Collected Works

One stop shopping—get all of Wordsworth's words (of poetry) right here.