Beyond Bilbo: JRR Tolkien’s long-lost poetry to be published
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A forgotten poem by Chronicles of Narnia author CS Lewis reveals details of friendships between fantasy writers and medievalists at the University of Leeds
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Writing the impossible poem
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What will survive of Philip Larkin
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English translation of Finland's epic poem, The Kalevala (1898)
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A Brave and Startling Truth: Maya Angelou’s stunning humanist poem that flew to space, inspired by Carl Sagan and read by astrophysicist Janna Levin
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Poetry: “The Places We Are Not” by Sarah Kay
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Exile | Exil | ⴵⵘⴵ̇ⵔⴵ̇ⵙ, a poem by Hawad
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Dream Seminar, a poem by Tomas Tranströmer, translated from the Swedish by Patty Crane
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What are some good entry points for getting into poetry?
I like the idea of poetry, but I almost never actually read it. My knowledge of the form is pretty much limited to a handful of popular classics that I had to read back in high school; one or two...
I like the idea of poetry, but I almost never actually read it. My knowledge of the form is pretty much limited to a handful of popular classics that I had to read back in high school; one or two poems each from Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes, Walt Whitman, and Shakespeare.
Where do I start if I want to dip my toes into poetic waters? What are some good poems/compilations for poetry novices? I'm particularly interested in modern, contemporary voices, but I'm open to anything.
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