116 poems, no filter. Love poems to Lesbia that swing from ecstasy to obscenity in adjacent lines. Attacks on enemies so vicious they make social media look polite. An elegy for a dead brother that is four lines long and perfect. A miniature epic about Theseus and Ariadne that contains some of the most beautiful Latin ever written. Catullus is the most modern of ancient poets — raw, confessional, emotionally uncontrolled, and technically flawless.
Start ReadingThe complete poems of Catullus — from the sparrow poems and Lesbia cycle to the marriage hymns, invective, and the devastating lament for his brother's death at Troy.
Short poems in varied metres — the sparrow poems, the kiss poems, the attacks on rivals. Lesbia dominates: beloved, unfaithful, unforgettable.
Extended compositions including wedding hymns, the Attis poem, the miniature epic on Peleus and Thetis, and the elegy for his brother.