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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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Shadows and Daffodils: Collected Poetry - Volume 2
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Woman Outside the City
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Enter to win a paperback copy of a poetic science fiction masterpiece "unlike anything else on the shelf," from debut author Abena Ntoso.
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The Intentions of Thunder: New and Selected Poems
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The National Book Award-winning INTENTIONS OF THUNDER is now in paperback! Enter for a chance to win a copy.
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“
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.
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― The Fellowship of the Ring
― The Fellowship of the Ring
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Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light;
I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.
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― Twilight Hours: A Legacy of Verse
― Twilight Hours: A Legacy of Verse
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