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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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Out of the Darkness
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Enter for a chance to win a copy of "Out of the Darkness", Lauren Jarvis-Gibson's second poetry book. "Out of the Darkness" is a collection of poetry
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Big Man Small Europe
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Enter for a chance to win one of 10 new copies of Tristan Niskanen's debut poetry collection, BIG MAN SMALL EUROPE!
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Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass
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The anticipated debut poetry collection from Lana Del Rey, one of the most acclaimed singer/songwriters of her generation.
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Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.
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You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.
Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.
Meanwhile the world goes on.
Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain
are moving across the landscapes,
over the prairies and the deep trees,
the mountains and the rivers.
Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air,
are heading home ag
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