i believe that poetry is the most beautiful form of human creativity. every month i select my five favourites of the poems that iβve read. they are often about hope and wonderment, the beauty of nature, and love for the world.
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- to the new year, w. s. merwin. β‘
- song of the open road, walt whitman. β‘
- colors passing through us, marge piercy. β‘
- the kitchen indexed, ira goga. β‘
- how to be a poet, wendell berry. β‘
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- next time, mary oliver. β‘
- the silence of plants, wislawa szymborska. β‘
- i need a poem, kyla jamieson. β‘
- think of others, mahmoud darwish. β‘
- the house was quiet and the world was calm, wallace stevens. β‘
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- my work is loving the world, mary oliver. β‘
- the weighting, jane hirshfield. β‘
- mother picking produce, richard blanco. β‘
- entreaty, catherine pierce. β‘
- elegy for myself, will cordeiro. β‘
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- the rock that is not a rabbit, corey marks. β‘
- the monets in the garden at argenteuil, ashley sojin kim. β‘
- kampa's guide to flowers, stephen kampa. β‘
- probably it will be summer again, catherine pierce. β‘