Selected Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson Book

After reading Emerson's name in three different places in one week, I decided I should probably finally read him and see why people seem to like him so much. Well, I read his journal, his essays and his poems and I can tell you, I liked nothing about any of them. The only thing I liked was that he didn't give a hoot what anyone thought of him. I found his journal depressing, his essays full of God and you couldn't count on his poems to rhyme! I did like the poem, Waldeinsamkeit, but didn't care for Threnody. Ugh! Who wants to read a poem about a little boy's death? NOT me. So, to each his own. I've read as much of Ralph Waldo Emerson as I ever want to. The next time I want classic poetry I'll read Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, who I thoroughly enjoy.