Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WHOLE DUTY OF A POEM, by ARTHUR GUITERMAN Poet's Biography First Line: A poem should be, as our best ever are Last Line: That which is felt but may never be told. Subject(s): Poetry & Poets | ||||||||
A poem should be, as our best ever are, Golden of heart like a rose or a star. A poem should be, like the brook that you hear Sing down the mountainside, lovely and clear. Yet in its music a poem should hold That which is felt but may never be told. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ENVY OF OTHER PEOPLE'S POEMS by ROBERT HASS THE NINETEENTH CENTURY AS A SONG by ROBERT HASS THE FATALIST: TIME IS FILLED by LYN HEJINIAN OXOTA: A SHORT RUSSIAN NOVEL: CHAPTER 192 by LYN HEJINIAN LET ME TELL YOU WHAT A POEM BRINGS by JUAN FELIPE HERRERA JUNE JOURNALS 6/25/88 by JUAN FELIPE HERRERA FOLLOW ROZEWICZ by JUAN FELIPE HERRERA HAVING INTENDED TO MERELY PICK ON AN OIL COMPANY, THE POEM GOES AWRY by HICOK. BOB |
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