Portal:Poetry
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Poets use a variety of techniques called poetic devices, such as
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On the surface, the poem describes Dante's travels through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven; but at a deeper level, it represents,
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Although initially he was little-known to other writers, his works came to be hugely influential in both
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- ... that the Yiddish poet David Einhorn levelled criticism at other Jewish writers in Berlin whom he accused of being "bourgeois intellectuals" and out-of-touch with their fellow migrants?
- ... that the fall of Sundrum Castle was alluded to in a poem by Robert Chambers in the 19th century and was later referred to as a curse?
- ... that poet Peggy Pond Church became a strong pacifist and a member of the Society of Friends after the Manhattan Project used her home as a place to build nuclear weapons?
- ... that Native American legends?
- ... that the creators of Poetry for Neanderthals faced difficulties during its release because they needed a way to manufacture inflatable clubs?
- ... that poet and rapper Elayne Harrington carried all her property in her bodhrán case while homeless in Dublin?
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Beyond Seas by Sohrab Sepehri |
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I shall build a boat |
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