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10) Poems
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English
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Features a collection of poetry by W. H. Auden. Includes examples of his twentieth-century poems, that has been described as witty, urbane, civil, and worldly.
13) Selected poems
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A collection of English poetry by John Dryden, such as "Annus Mirabilis," which focuses on the effects of war, plague, and London's Great Fire. Also includes satires "Absalom and Achitophel" and "Mac Flecknoe," as well as "A Song for St. Cecilia's Day" and "Alexander's Feast."
16) 101 famous poems
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A compilation of well-known poems, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Emily Dickinson, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Alfred Tennyson, Walt Whitman, etc. Also contains a selection of prose, including the Gettysburg Address, the Ten Commandments, the Declaration of Independence, and a speech by Patrick Henry.
17) Robert Browning
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Presents selects of Robert Browning's poems, including "The Pied Piper of Hamlin", "My Last Duchess", "Old pictures in Florence", "Prospice", and others.
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"Yes, the gods are on the park bench, the gods are on the bus, / The gods are all here, the gods are in us. / The gods are timeless, fearless, fighting to be bold, / conviction is a heavy hand to hold, / grip it, winged sandals tearing up the pavement -- / you, me, everyone: Brand New Ancients.Kate Tempest's words in Brand New Ancients are written to be read aloud; the book combines poem, rap, and humanist sermon, by turns tender and fierce. Set in...
19) Bone
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"From the celebrated poet Yrsa Daley-Ward, a poignant collection of autobiographical poems about the heart, life, and the inner self. Bone. Visceral. Close to. Stark. The poems in Yrsa Daley-Ward's collection bone are exactly that: reflections on a particular life honed to their essence--so clear and pared-down, they become universal. From navigating the oft competing worlds of religion and desire, to balancing society's expectations with the raw...