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Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning. Poetry may be written independently, as discrete poems, or may occur in conjunction with other arts, as in poetic drama, hymns or lyrics.
Poetry, and discussions of it, have a long history. Early attempts to define poetry, such as Aristotle's Poetics, focused on the uses of speech in rhetoric, drama, song and comedy.[1] Later attempts concentrated on features such as repetition and rhyme, and emphasised the aesthetics which distinguish poetry ...more
Poetry, and discussions of it, have a long history. Early attempts to define poetry, such as Aristotle's Poetics, focused on the uses of speech in rhetoric, drama, song and comedy.[1] Later attempts concentrated on features such as repetition and rhyme, and emphasised the aesthetics which distinguish poetry ...more
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Cloud Runner: Poems
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Three-term U.S. Poet Laureate returns with a moving collection about grief, loss, and how art can transform suffering.
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A Place of Encounter: On Poetry, Teaching, and Faith
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What if reading poetry could change you―not just what you think, but how you move through the world?
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Blind Corners (Stefania Lucchetti - Poetry Collections)
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Stefania Lucchetti is one of the most widely read contemporary European poets. Enter for a chance to win a copy of her striking new collection, Blind
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Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire,
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
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I shut my eyes and all the world drops dead;
I lift my eyes and all is born again.
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