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
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The Free Verse Society
Night Owl: Poems
Galahad and the Grail (Merlin's Isle, #1)
Mirrorstage
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    Becoming: The Life & Musings of a Girl Poet
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    An uplifting poetry collection about living a life of fulfillment. Becoming is a short collection of inspirational poems and articles about living a l
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    Depraved poetry by Vega Starlight.
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    All the Blues in the Sky
    Love, Pamela
    The Cat Who Taught Zen: A Beautifully Illustrated Exploration of Self-Discovery
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    A Suit or a Suitcase: Poems
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    Time Is a Mother
    Seasons of Glass and Iron: Stories
    How to Say Babylon
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    The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson by Emily DickinsonLeaves of Grass by Walt WhitmanShakespeare's Sonnets by William ShakespeareThe Waste Land and Other Poems by T.S. EliotAriel by Sylvia Plath
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    3,028 books — 2,556 voters
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    The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
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