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“Youth is happy because it has the capacity to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.”
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“Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.”
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“I was made at right angles to the world
and I see it so. I can only see it so.”
― Poems, Prose, and Letters
and I see it so. I can only see it so.”
― Poems, Prose, and Letters
“Poetry is an act of peace. Peace goes into the making of a poet as flour goes into the making of bread.”
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“If you understood everything I said, you’d be me”
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¡ POETRY !
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— last activity Jul 31, 2026 02:04PM
No pretensions: just poetry. Stop by, recommend books, offer up poems (excerpted), tempt us, taunt us, tell us what to read and where to go (to read ...more
The Next Best Book Club
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— last activity Aug 10, 2026 10:50AM
Are you searching for the NEXT best book? Are you willing to kiss all your spare cash goodbye? Are you easily distracted by independent bookshops, bi ...more
Language & Grammar
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— last activity May 05, 2026 11:41AM
This group is for word lovers and has topics both serious (grammatical questions and concerns) and not so serious (word play and word games of all sor ...more
Constant Reader
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— last activity 6 hours, 50 min ago
A forum for friendly discussion of classics, literary fiction, nonfiction, poetry and short stories. We also love movies and art. Don't ask to join th ...more
The Smoking Poet Fans
— 218 members
— last activity Mar 01, 2019 05:53AM
"Words that turn the page to flame." It's all about an ambiance. The smoky, dim light when you enter, the jazz quartet playing smooth and easy in th ...more
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