Poetry
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Erased by fire
This is a quote from the poetry book The Journals of Susanna Moodie by Margaret Atwood. Have you read this book? I’d love to hear your thoughts in a comment below! If you’re interested, you can read a few of the poems from the book here. The Journals of Susanna Moodie – Summary Margaret Atwood’s…
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I, who had been erased by fire
Excerpt from The Journals of Susanna Moodie by Margaret Atwood These are three poems from the poetry book The Journals of Susanna Moodie by Margaret Atwood. First Neighbours The people I live among, unforgivingly previous to me, grudging the way I breathe their property, the air, speaking a twisted dialect to my differently- shaped ears…
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Five epic poems from around the world
April is Poetry Month! So I will be sharing lots of poetry suggestions to help you find more poetry that you enjoy. Like most forms of art, poetry is subjective and very personal. It can take time to find what you like. I want to remind you that you don’t have to like the poetry…
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But we loved
This is a quote from a poem by Edgar Allan Poe. Have you read any of Poe’s poetry? I’d love to hear your thoughts in a comment below! If you’re interested, you can read a few of Edgar Allan Poe’s poems here. The Raven and Other Favorite Poems – Summary The quote is from one…
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Five influential epic poems
April is Poetry Month! So I will be sharing lots of poetry suggestions to help you find more poetry that you enjoy. Like most forms of art, poetry is subjective and very personal. It can take time to find what you like. I want to remind you that you don’t have to like the poetry…
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I saw thee once
Two poems by Edgar Allan Poe As it’s Poetry Month, here are a few poems by Edgar Allan Poe. Annabel Lee It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived whom you may know By the name of ANNABEL LEE; And this maiden she lived…
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See the fierce power
This is a quote from the epic poem Song of Kiều by Du Nguyên, translated from the Vietnamese by Timothy Allen. Have you read this book? I’d love to hear your thoughts in a comment below! If you’re interested, you can read an excerpt from the book here. Song of Kiều – Summary A stunning…
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Five philosophical poets to make you think
April is Poetry Month! So I will be sharing lots of poetry suggestions to help you find more poetry that you enjoy. Like most forms of art, poetry is subjective and very personal. It can take time to find what you like. I want to remind you that you don’t have to like the poetry…
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A woman’s world
Excerpt from Song of Kiều by Du Nguyên This is an excerpt from the epic poem Song of Kiều by Du Nguyên, translated from the Vietnamese by Timothy Allen. Kiều now brims with a strange melancholytill tiny pearls run down her cheeks. ‘A woman’s world is weaved from woe,’ she says, ’and the only thing…
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Were the creator concerned….
This is a quote from the book Songs of Kabir by Kabir, translated from the Hindi by Arvind Krishna Mehrotra. Are you familiar with Kabir’s poetry? I’d love to hear your thoughts in a comment below! If you’re interested, you can read an excerpt from the book here. Songs of Kabir – Summary Here is…