Mod wanted! (sh.itjust.works)
EDIT: /u/southsamurai has picked up the gauntlet. May the sun shine on all their days....
The Minuet - by Mary Mapes Dodge
This is one of my favorites, because you can almost hear the dance music in the verses....
Half Moon
Federico Garcia Lorca, 1922...
Anyone want to read some old, classic poems?
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.
one of my personal favorites, The Bells
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piece of shit (lemm.ee)
Unknown artist but I love this poem so much
Writing A Résumé
Wisława Szymborska, 1986...
My Husband Discovers Poetry by Diane Lockwood
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The Merlion (i.postimg.cc)
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.
The Duel - Eugene Field
Another one from the very old book of poetry that was my grandma’s....
And Still It Comes by Thomas Lux
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There Are Birds Here by Jamaal May
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Asked DALL-E for a poetry meme. Never been happier with a result. (sh.itjust.works)
[NSFW] [seriously] Harvard Review --- Down and Dirty: Translations of Catullus (2017) (www.harvardreview.org)
He screws all the girls he can find...
What It Looks Like To Us and the Words We Use (i.postimg.cc)
by Ada Limón...
The Footstool (poemsprout.blogspot.com)
The Figure by Joseph Fasano
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Grass - Carl Sandberg
Much more solemn than the others I’ve posted...
another personal favorite.
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...
The Myth of Innocence by Louise Glück
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Mother's Talk by Yong Shu Hoong
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The Unveiling
Edward Hirsch, 2020...
Diego,
Tracy K. Smith, 2007...
Someone Is Always Shouting
Edward Hirsch, 2020...