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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
Poems Mostly of the Sea
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Enter to win a Kindle copy of Jenne Kaivo's debut collection, Poems Mostly of the Sea! These poems run the gamut from serious meditations on life and
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I Have Been Moved
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Are you looking for a poet who thinks that it's possible to be lucid, yet deep? Would you welcome verse that's NOT mired in political correctness or i
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Scarlet Shadows
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Scarlet Shadows is a chapbook of meticulously polished poetry describing a journey: ...more
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