Poems of peace including the lyrical dramatic poem Eolaus

This volume gathers James Allen’s poetry, including the longer dramatic poem Eolaus, around themes of peace, inward harmony, and spiritual aspiration. Less famous than his prose, it is historically interesting as a glimpse into Allen’s literary range, and readers will find lyrical verse shaped by his characteristic moral and contemplative outlook.

James Allen was an English philosophical writer whose short works on thought, character, and spiritual self-discipline became central to the New Thought and inspirational literature traditions. Books such as As a Man Thinketh present a moral and quasi-mystical view of the power of mind that has appealed to readers of esoteric and spiritual writing.