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poetry

[poh-i-tree] / ˈpoʊ ɪ tri /


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What is a poet to do when no one reads poetry anymore?

From The Wall Street Journal

Yes, she had been writing poetry since she was in grade two.

From Literature

Arranged chronologically, the exhibition explores the products of each of Seurat’s summers in Normandy, and the quiet poetry of the paintings his admirers cherished.

From The Wall Street Journal

Monday’s item on the booming deer population in Massachusetts and the movement to allow hunting on Sundays has inspired poetry from a longtime reader:

From The Wall Street Journal

Oscar-winning actor Sir Anthony Hopkins has shared a video of himself reciting poetry from the "green and golden land" of Wales as he returns home for his latest project.

From BBC