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"The marvelous comes to us, when it comes, in very different forms: ideally in another person, but sometimes by an otherness in the self."
— Jun 12, 2026 09:56PM
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Finished the chapter "The art of reading poetry" -
It was interesting to see from how many different angels critics assess the poetry. And I liked examples. But gosh gosh, I am glad I am not a poetry critic.
I am ready to enjoy now. For me - poetry is beauty, it's the way hear opens up and emotions spill. And hard to judge someone's ability to feel. Isn't it?!
Let's the journey begin now!
— Jun 12, 2026 11:13PM
It was interesting to see from how many different angels critics assess the poetry. And I liked examples. But gosh gosh, I am glad I am not a poetry critic.
I am ready to enjoy now. For me - poetry is beauty, it's the way hear opens up and emotions spill. And hard to judge someone's ability to feel. Isn't it?!
Let's the journey begin now!
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"Then Beauty is its own excuse for being."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
(From the poem "The Rhodora")
— Jun 12, 2026 10:57PM
Ralph Waldo Emerson
(From the poem "The Rhodora")
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Just opened The Best Poems of the English Language and I'm already hooked after reading Introduction.
From 1343 to 1899!
From Chaucer onward, 108 poets across more than five centuries of English poetry. Most are completely new to me, which makes this even more exciting. Here's to discovering new voices, one poem at a time.
Wallace Stevens said that poetry was one of the enlargements of life. Can't agree more!
— Jun 12, 2026 09:56PM
From 1343 to 1899!
From Chaucer onward, 108 poets across more than five centuries of English poetry. Most are completely new to me, which makes this even more exciting. Here's to discovering new voices, one poem at a time.
Wallace Stevens said that poetry was one of the enlargements of life. Can't agree more!