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Poetry

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“Poetry is the revelation of a feeling that the poet believes to be interior and personal which the reader recognizes as his own.” —Salvatore Quasimodo

Poems by Patricia Petro
My Poems

Poems on life, living, and love . . . and surviving those setbacks we all have

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Guest Poets

Poems and prose by friends and fellow poets

Selected Poems
Selected Poems

Thought-provoking poems on a variety of subjects

Classic Poets
Classic Poets

Poems, sonnets, and prose by famous poets

Classic Love Poems
Classic Love Poems

Passionate, tender, amorous poetry from days gone by

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Zen Poetry, Haiku, and Wisdom

A collection from the great Zen masters

An Early Poem

Did you know . . . One of the earliest poems attributed to a specific author is Hymn to Inanna. It was written circa 2285-2250 BC by Enheduanna, Princess Imperial of Sumer and Akkad, a high priestess in the city of Ur (Ancient Iraq), and daughter of Sumerian King Sargon II of Akkad. In her poem, Enheduanna describes Inanna, the goddess of love, war, and life who traveled in myth to-and-from the Underworld.
InannaLike a dragon,
you poisoned the land—
When you roared at the earth
In your thunder,
Nothing green could live.
A flood fell from the mountain:
You, Inanna,
Foremost in Heaven and Earth.
Lady riding a beast,
You rained fire on the heads of men.
Read the entire poem

Poems on Poetry

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Poetry in Motion
glasses The Poet
garden path This Gathering of Poets

More Pages on Poetry

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Poetry and Poems - Quotes, proverbs, and other words of wisdom on poets, poems,…
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My Poems

female Writing poems is not easy for me. Words get caught on the tip of my brain refusing to reveal themselves. Sometimes I need to tap into my very soul and draw blood ... Read more

Featured Poem

Always

By Christine Magee

She sat sewing on the verandah
not alone; in those days
a chaperone was present
at all stages of courtship,
from the early mating display
to the conquest.

She put down her needle
when she saw him standing there,
with one hand fanning her face
flushed from the heat of his stare … Read more

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Personal Favorites

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walking in the rain
"She Sleeps" by Stephanie Law, watercolor, 2015
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garden path

A Poem for My Father

by Virgil Suárez piercing eyes

All night long after the midnight movies which I stayed up to see, what little nudity they dared show, I also wrote my poems, my stories, in teen-age blood, ... Read more

Classic Love Poems

"At the touch of love,
everyone becomes a poet."
—Plato

Resources

✦ Academy of American Poets
✦ All Poetry
✦ Global Grey - Free eBooks
✦ Poetry Daily
✦ Poetry Foundation
✦ Poets' Corner
✦ Project Gutenberg - Free eBooks
✦ Traveler on the Path

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