What It Looks Like To Us and the Words We Use (i.postimg.cc)
by Ada Limón...
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by Ada Limón...
tried to post this in the lemmy.world community since it’s more active, but it loaded for like 10 minutes before i gave up. i’m curious if it’ll work here.
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Much more solemn than the others I’ve posted...
Another one from the very old book of poetry that was my grandma’s....
In truth, I didn’t encounter this until I saw Dead Poet’s Society when it came out out on VHS. But that movie is part of how I came to appreciate poetry rather than just putting in the work in school. There really is something about poetry being performed aloud that makes it more moving than just a classmate reading from a...
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When I was a kid, my grandmother gave me a slender book titled “101 Classic Poems.” I’m 59, and this was hers when she was young, so these are some old timey poems! I can go through it and post some of them if anyone would be interested.
This is one of my favorites, because you can almost hear the dance music in the verses....
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EDIT: /u/southsamurai has picked up the gauntlet. May the sun shine on all their days....
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Unknown artist but I love this poem so much
Wisława Szymborska, 1986...
Edward Hirsch, 2020...
Tracy K. Smith, 2007...
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Edward Hirsch, 2020...
Nikainetos, 3 BCE...
Muriel Rukeyser, 1962...
Muriel Rukeyser, 1962...