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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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Cottonmouth (Button Poetry)
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We're giving away 20 advanced reader copies of 2021 Roxbury Poetry Festival champion Miya Coleman's forthcoming title, COTTONMOUTH!
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Giveaway dates: Dec 18 - Jan 01, 2024
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Root Fractures: Poems
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date: Jan 30, 2024
National Book Award finalist Diana Khoi Nguyen’s second poetry collection, a haunting of a family’s past upon its present, and a frank reckoning with
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Giveaway dates: Dec 03 - Jan 02, 2024
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Six Ways from Sunday: A Collection of 42 Poems
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date: Nov 22, 2023
A short collection of poetry for your reading pleasure. Topics include gratitude, faith, forgiveness, fear, success, time, reality, and life.
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Availability: 100 copies available, 390 people requesting
Giveaway dates: Dec 23 - Jan 04, 2024
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