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This poem is a series of Shadormas, a poetic form consisting of a six-line stanza or sestet. This form, which supposedly originated in Spain, contains 26 syllables in the order of 3/5/3/3/7/5. A poem may consist of one stanza, or an unlimited number of stanzas (a series of shadormas).

This comprehensive and authoritative collection of all 1,775 poems by Emily Dickinson is an essential volume for all lovers of American literature. A powerful collection of verses by one of America's greatest poets. These beautiful, profound meditations on nature, spirit, faith, and love were created by the brilliant imagination of one of our most original poets.

As is well documented, Emily Dickinson's poems were edited in these early editions by her friends, better to fit the conventions of the times. In particular, her dashes, often small enough to appear as dots, became commas and semi-colons.

I have thought about Howl by Allen Ginsberg a lot from 2016 and through the global Novel Coronavirus pandemic. Howl was so salient. Allen Ginsberg was truth a soothsayer. Or, maybe, the more things change, the more they are the same. Spend some time with this amazing poem.

His most popular imagist poem. The most popular imagist poem. William Carlos Williams was an American poet, writer, and physician closely associated with modernism and imagism. In addition to his writing, Williams had a long career as a physician practicing both pediatrics and general medicine.

What a wonderful song, what a wonderful poem, from Walt Whitman, heralding the Summertime.

The résumé and curriculum vitae of Christopher James Abraham of Arlington, Virginia, United States

If you've ever taken an early American literature course in college, this is indeed a class favorite. "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time" is a poem written by English Cavalier poet Robert Herrick in the 17th century. First published in 1648 as number 208 in a volume of verse entitled Hesperides, it is perhaps one of the most famous poems to extol the notion of carpe diem, a philosophy that recognizes the brevity of life and, therefore, the need to live for and in the moment.

I don't know why I remember it, but the line, "the pure contralto sings in the organ loft," seared itself into my brain—maybe because "contralto" was a new word to me.