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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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Snail Vixen and The Crystal Garden
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date: Nov 11, 2017
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Simple, yet mysterious and playful, Casey takes you on a slow ride. Distressed themes involving narcissist ...more
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Giveaway dates: Jun 16 - Jul 10, 2018
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Roses by Moonlight
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Enter for a chance to win 1 of 100 copies of the Kindle edition of Roses by Moonlight by Nicola Mar. Nicola's poems have been shared on her popular In
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Giveaway dates: Jun 30 - Jul 07, 2018
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Kiss the Earth
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KISS THE EARTH is a collection of poetry, prose, and photography that explores the bliss of falling in love, perseverance through adversity, finding p
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To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best day and night to make you like everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight and never stop fighting.
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One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.
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― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship
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