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10) Selected poems
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English
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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."
14) 101 famous poems
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English
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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.
16) Robert Browning
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English
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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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"With her first full-length poetry collection, Warsan Shire introduces us to a young girl, who, in the absence of a nurturing guide, makes her own stumbling way towards womanhood. Drawing from her own life and the lives of loved ones, as well as pop culture and news headlines, Shire finds vivid, unique details in the experiences of refugees and immigrants, mothers and daughters, Black women, and teenage girls. In Shire's hands, lives spring into fullness....
18) 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...