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  Snow Angel - The wonder and Awe...

  Tricia Sybersma

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  A magical wintery book for all ages. 
  This 24-page eBook takes you and your loved ones on a snowy adventure. 
  Navigate through your feelings of winter and connect to nature in a way that enlivens and reframes a gray winter day.

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  The Top 10 Poets – Cambridge...

  John Milton, Edmund Spenser,...

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  The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives.  Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives. 
  But finding a starting point can be overwhelming, even off-putting, so in this series we offer up our Top 10 classic poets, who brim with talent and verse, on a range of subjects and themes that we can all enjoy. 
  The dreaming spires of Cambridge may be one of the great educational establishments of the Centuries.  But it is also a place where the Nation’s young learn much more.  Within its walls, courtyards and cloisters these 10 Poets mused and illuminated on the beauty of poetry with eager yet tender words.

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  West-Running Brook

  Robert Frost

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  "West-Running Brook" is a collection of poetry by the renowned American poet Robert Frost, first published in 1928. The title poem serves as the centerpiece of the collection, with the overarching theme of the flow of time and the interconnectedness of past, present, and future. 
  In "West-Running Brook," Frost uses the metaphor of a brook that flows contrary to the usual direction, symbolizing the poet's own journey against the current of conventional wisdom and tradition. The brook becomes a powerful symbol of resilience and individuality, as well as a reflection of the poet's own introspection and exploration of the human experience. 
  Throughout the collection, Frost's signature style of writing in accessible yet profound language is evident. His poetry often explores themes of nature, rural life, and the complexities of human existence. With vivid imagery and keen observation, Frost invites readers to contemplate the beauty and mystery of the natural world, as well as the deeper truths and universal truths that lie beneath the surface. 
  Among the notable poems in the collection are "Spring Pools," which reflects on the cyclical nature of life and the passage of time; "The Silken Tent," a metaphor for the delicate balance between strength and flexibility in human relationships; and "Desert Places," which explores themes of isolation and existential despair amidst the vastness of the natural world. 
  "West-Running Brook" showcases Frost's mastery of form and language, as well as his ability to capture the complexities of the human condition with depth and nuance. Through its exploration of timeless themes and its lyrical beauty, the collection remains a testament to Frost's enduring legacy as one of America's most beloved poets.

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  Everyday Poems for the Everyday...

  Beverley Deeming

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  'As a fairly quiet person, I find it easier to express myself through poetry. My poetry is generally about life events and God as a huge part in my life, as I turned to him many times. They are short poems but straight to the point. I hope they are uplifting to you as they uplift me.' Beverley Deeming

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  Go Figure

  Rae Armantrout

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  The poems in Pulitzer Prize-winner Rae Armantrout's new book are concerned with "this ongoing attempt/ to catalog the world" in a time of escalating disasters. From the bird who "check-marks morning/once more//like someone who gets up/to make sure// the door is locked" to bat-faced orchids, raising petals like light sails as if about to take flight, these poems make keen visual and psychological observations. The title Go Figure speaks to the book's focus on the unexpected, the strange, and the seemingly incredible so that: "We name things/ to know where we are." Moving with the deliberate precision that is a hallmark of Armantrout's work, they limn and refract, questioning how we make sense of the world, and ultimately showing how our experience of reality is exquisitely enfolded in words. "It's true things fall apart." Armantrout writes. 'Still, by thinking/we heat ourselves up."Sample TextHYPER-VIGILANCEHilarious,the way a crab's slendereye-stalksstand straight upfrom its scuttlingcarapace—the way vigilancetakes many forms? *That bird check-marks morningonce morelike someone who gets upto make surethe door is locked. *I soundlike I knowwhat I'm talking about.I sound like a comedian.

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  Top 10 Poets The - Nature - Five...

  William Wordsworth

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  The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives.  Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives. 
   
  But finding a starting point can be overwhelming, even off-putting, so in this series we offer up our Top 10 classic poets, who brim with talent and verse, on a range of subjects and themes that we can all enjoy. 
   
  The world of nature is often the first resource a poet has for muse and inspiration.  Nature has infinite ways of both revealing herself and putting together landscapes of majesty and wonder in everything from a flower to the universe. 
   
  1 - The Top 10 Poets - Nature - An Introduction 
  2 - To the Daisy by William Wordsworth 
  3 - Daffodils by William Wordsworth 
  4 - The Kitten and the Falling Leaves by William Wordsworth 
  5 - It Was an April Morning Fresh and Clear by William Wordsworth 
  6 - My Hearts Leaps Up by William Wordsworth 
  7 - from Song of Myself by Walt Whitman 
  8 - Roots and Leaves Themselves Alone by Walt Whitman 
  9 - Warble Of Lilac Time By Walt Whitman 
  10 - A July Afternoon By The Pond by Walt Whitman 
  11 - A Carol of Harvest for 1867 by Walt Whitman 
  12 - In Drear Nighted December by John Keats 
  13 - Ode To A Nightingale by John Keats 
  14 - Ode to Autumn by John Keats 
  15 - On the Sea by Keats 
  16 - Lines Written in the Highlands After a Visit to Burn's Country by John Keats 
  17 - How the Old Mountains Drip with Sunset by Emily Dickinson 
  18 - Nature, The Gentlest Mother by Emily Dickinson 
  19 - Angels, in the Early Morning by Emily Dickinson 
  20 - I Have a Bird in Spring by Emily Dickinson 
  21 - Two Butterflies Went Out at Noon by Emily Dickinson 
  22 - Nature's Hymn to the Deity by John Clare 
  23 - All Nature Has a Feeling by  John Clare 
  24 - The Lament of Swordy Well by John Clare 
  25 - On a Lane in Spring by John Clare 
  26 - Little Trotty Wagtail by John Clare 
  27 - Snow Flakes by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 
  28 - An April Day by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 
  29 - Woods In Winter by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 
  30 - By the Seaside - The Fire of Driftwood by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 
  31 - The Sound of The Sea by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 
  32 - In Vision I Roamed by Thomas Hardy 
  33 - The Calf by Thomas Hardy 
  34 - The Darkling Thrush by Thomas Hardy 
  35 - Last Week in October by Thomas Hardy 
  36 - To Flowers from Italy by Thomas Hardy 
  37 - Where Go the Boats by Robert Louis Stevenson 
  38 - The Canoe Speaks by Robert Louis Stevenson 
  39 - Autumn Fires by Robert Louis Stevenson 
  40 - The Cow by Robert Louis Stevenson 
  41 - The Gardener by Robert Louis Stevenson  
  42 - Berrying by Ralph Waldo Emerson 
  43 - May-Day by Ralph Waldo Emerson 
  44 - The Snow Storm by Ralph Waldo Emerson 
  45 - Water by Ralph Waldo Emerson 
  46 - Threnody by Ralph Waldo Emerson 
  47 - All Things Will Die by Alfred Lord Tennyson 
  48 - The Eagle by Alfred Lord Tennyson 
  49 - The Owl by Alfred Lord Tennyson 
  50 - Spring by Alfred Lord Tennyson 
  51 - Locksley Hall by Alfred Lord Tennyson

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