Wessex Poems And Other VersesA collectible new Penguin Classics series beautiful, slim, clothbound editions of ten favourite poets Wessex Poems was Hardy's first collection of poetry, published after he had turned away from novel writing, disillusioned by the savage reception Jude the Obscure had received. Its publication marked the start of an extraordinary new phase in Hardy's writing career for the rest of his long life, he would write only poetry. Here are sprightly Dorset