The Figure by Joseph Fasano
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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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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...
Hart Crane, 1926...
Patti Smith, from Early Works 1970–1979...
Catullus, trans. Carl Sesar 1974...
Federico García Lorca, 1921–24...
Rainer Maria Rilke, 1905...
William Blake, 1794...