Poetry

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May 09, 2026

282. Thus let me live, unseen, unknown;

Sharing Alexander Pope’s poem Ode on Solitude -

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May 08, 2026

281. Where the mind is without fear 

Why women politicians turn out to be dictators is a question I couldn’t find an answer to.

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May 07, 2026

280. Good human beings save the world

Read one of my best Charles Bukowski poems -

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May 06, 2026

279. we are the tree on which fruit ripens 

Today I came across a song translated from German, and the description says it was sung by German gi...

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May 05, 2026

278. One lies about a beautiful dead man

The American poet Linda Gregg was a friend of William J. Dean, which is how I came to know her.

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May 04, 2026

277. Won't you celebrate with me

Lucille Clifton was an American poet. Langston Hughes published Clifton's poetry in his highly influ...

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May 03, 2026

276. You love not me 

Sharing a poem by Thomas Hardy titled, “A Broken Appointment” –

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May 02, 2026

275. We lived happily during the war

Ilya Kaminsky was born in the former Soviet Union city of Odesa, but his family was granted politica...

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May 01, 2026

274. Death has done all death can

Sharing Robert Browning’s poem, ‘After’ -

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Apr 30, 2026

273. The wind will one day blow us away

Forugh Farrokhzād is an Iranian poet. Sharing one of her poems sent by a friend.

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Apr 29, 2026

272. Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon?

Mary Jane Oliver is one of my favorite poets.

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Apr 28, 2026

271. because the face of death is green

Pablo Neruda has always intrigued me because of his unique writing style across different subjects.

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