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Death, be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou are not so; For those whom thou think'st thou dost overthrow Die not, poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill me.
Glossary of Poetic Terms | Academy of American Poets
Browse this list of poetic terms, including literary devices, poetic forms and techniques, and schools and movements. Many of these brief definitions link to a longer page including a more detailed definition, example poems, related essays, and other resources.
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About this Poem “‘Day of the Dead’ takes off on a conversation I had with a cab driver in Hanoi in July 2019. When I returned home, I began to think about how my own life as a writer who continues to write about ancestors, family ghosts, and history is also in conversation with this ritual that is part of many cultures: the special day of commemoration for the departed.
Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley - Poems - Academy of …
Ozymandias - I met a traveller from an antique land. 49 Go thou to Rome,—at once the Paradise, The grave, the city, and the wilderness; And where its wrecks like shattered mountains rise, And flowering weeds, and fragrant copses dress The bones of Desolation's nakedness Pass, till the spirit of the spot shall lead Thy footsteps to a slope of green access Where, like an infant's …
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If— by Rudyard Kipling - Poems | Academy of American Poets
In a 1995 BBC opinion poll, "If—" was voted the United Kingdom's favorite poem. During his lifetime, even Kipling started to resent the poem's popularity, saying it had been "anthologised to weariness."
Invictus by William Ernest Henley - Academy of American Poets
William Ernest Henley, born August 23, 1849, was an influential British poet, perhaps best known for his poem “Invictus” (1875). He is the author of A Song of Speed (D. Nutt, 1903), Hawthorn & Lavender with Other Verses (D. Nutt, 1901), and For England’s Sake: Verses and Songs in Time of War (D. Nutt, 1900), among others.He died in Woking, England, on July 11, 1903.
Poems for Grief and Grieving | Academy of American Poets
Find classic, modern, and contemporary poems that reflect on grief and mourning. Classic Poems on Grief “Plácido’s Farewell to His Mother” by Gabriel de la Concepción Valdés The ending of my history of grief. . . “Interim” by Clarissa Scott Delany Just one dark hour of shaken depths. . .
Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe - Academy of American Poets
It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived whom you may know By the name of Annabel Lee; And this maiden she lived with no other thought