"The Criminal Fairy, and Other Poems" is a collection of poems by the American poet Joseph Rodman Drake, in which he takes the reader to a magical world of fantasy and magic. The main poem of this collection, "Fairy Criminal", tells about a fairy's love for a man, which turns into a tragedy. Drake's poems impress with their melody, sophisticated style and richness of imagery. This book is an invitation to a world where reality and fantasy intertwine, and poetry becomes the language of fairy tales.