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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
Dog-eared: Poems About Humanity's Best Friend
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Everything Comes Next: Collected and New Poems
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Young People’s Poet Laureate Naomi Shihab Nye is both a beloved poet and a sought-after speaker and educator. EVERYTHING COMES NEXT is a celebratory b
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A Good Cry: What We Learn from Tears and Laughter
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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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― The Bell Jar
― The Bell Jar
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Still round the corner there may wait
A new road or a secret gate
And though I oft have passed them by
A day will come at last when I
Shall take the hidden paths that run
West of the Moon, East of the Sun.
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