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Poetry
Poetry (from the Greek "ποίησις", poiesis, a "making") 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...
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Shahnameh
Shāhnāmé (Persian: شاهنامه } "The Book of Kings") is an enormous poetic opus written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi around 1000 AD and is the national epic of the Persian-speaking world. The Shāhnāmeh tells the mythical and historical past of (Greater...
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- 1925
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A Visit from St. Nicholas
"A Visit from St. Nicholas" (also known as "The Night Before Christmas" and "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" from its first line) is a poem written by Clement Clarke Moore, first published anonymously in 1823. It is largely responsible for the...
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- 1823
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The Ode Less Travelled: Unlocking The Poet Within
The Ode Less Travelled: Unlocking the Poet Within is a book by author, actor, comedian and director Stephen Fry about writing poetry. Fry covers metre, rhyme, many common and arcane poetic forms, and offers useful exercises. Fry contrasts modern and...
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- 2005
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American Sublime
American Sublime is a book by Elizabeth Alexander.
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- Oct 2005
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Early Occult Memory Systems of the Lower Midwest: Poems
Early Occult Memory Systems of the Lower Midwest: Poems is a book by B. H. Fairchild.
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- 2002
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Elizabeth Bishop: Poems, Prose, and Letters
Elizabeth Bishop: Poems, Prose, and Letters is a book edited by Robert Giroux and Lloyd Schwartz.
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- Feb 2008
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The Making of a Sonnet: A Norton Anthology
The Making of a Sonnet: A Norton Anthology is a book edited by Edward Hirsch and Eavan Boland.
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- Nov 2007
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Isaac Rosenberg: The Making of a Great War Poet
Isaac Rosenberg: The Making of a Great War Poet is a book by Jean Moorcroft Wilson.
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- Mar 2009
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John Betjeman: Collected Poems
John Betjeman: Collected Poems is a book by John Betjeman.
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- 1958
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The Soldiers' Night Before Christmas
The Soldiers' Night Before Christmas is a book by Christine Ford and Trish Holland.
Date of first publication:
- Sep 2006
The Pushcart Prize XXX: Best of the Small Presses
The Pushcart Prize XXX: Best of the Small Presses is a book edited by Bill Henderson and the Pushcart Prize Editors.
Date of first publication:
- 2005
Travel Pictures
Travel Pictures is a book by Heinrich Heine.
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- Apr 2008
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The Complete Poetry and Essential Prose of John Milton
The Complete Poetry and Essential Prose of John Milton is a book edited by William Kerrigan, John Rumrich and Stephen M. Fallon.
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- Nov 2007
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Songs of Ourselves: The Uses of Poetry in America
Songs of Ourselves: The Uses of Poetry in America is a book by Joan Shelley Rubin.
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- Apr 2007
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100 Great Poems of the Twentieth Century
100 Great Poems of the Twentieth Century is a book edited by Mark Strand.
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- Jun 2005
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Hart Crane: Complete Poems and Selected Letters
Hart Crane: Complete Poems and Selected Letters is a book edited by Langdon Hammer.
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- Sep 2006
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John Keats: Selected Letters
John Keats: Selected Letters is a book by John Keats.
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- May 2002
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