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
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    Outshine Your Pain is a book that brings hope to hearts recovering from emotional trauma. Poetry helps us heal these wounds, reassess the pain, accept ...more
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    Release date: Oct 17, 2021
    In pursuit of finding yourself, bridges must burn. Arm in arm, together we shall walk this difficult path of self-discovery.
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    What I Learned from the Trees

    Release date: Sep 21, 2021
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