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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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Carson Clare's Trail Guide to Avoiding Death (And Other Unpleasant Consequences)
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MONSTERS! MEAN GIRLS! CAFETERIA FOOD! Co-authored by a gifted high school sophomore who knows whereof she speaks, this pithy little book of poems for
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Sea Prayer
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The #1 New York Times-bestselling author of THE KITE RUNNER, A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS, and AND THE MOUNTAINS ECHOED responds to the heartbreak of the
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Glimmerglass Girl
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For readers of Rupi Kaur and Lang Leav, this debut poetry collection is about womanhood and femininity.
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