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Cargoes, and the poetry of romantic and economic Man by KevinDunn, from I-Like-RhymesJohn Masefield’s “Cargoes” is a very fine poem, packing an enormous amount of imagery and atmosphere into just 87 words. It is clear, vivid and immediate, and has been deservedly enshrined as a classic and repeatedly anthologized:
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Oldpoetry has 84878 poems total by 5695 authors. 27577 comments.
Oldpoetry has 84878 poems total by 5695 authors. 27577 comments.
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on So You Want To Be A Writer by Charles Bukowski, 4 hours agowow - what can I say? this is so true. and I have to admit that from this point of view, most of my poems should never have been written.
such a great poem - glad I had the chance to read it! -
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on Residue by Carlos Drummond de Andrade, 1 day agoThis is a poem as big or great as the reader's imagination or understanding; the author leaves no doubt of the reach, it is to all things but the messages are broken into ideas too: good and bad things, happy and sad things; big,useful and inportant things useless perhaps only small or sentimantal things all leave a trace of themselves in the world as memories as physical remnants...physical things and abstract things...all..and then the questions what of us? what of the unworthy things that seem to persist beyond the worthy things?... I think this is a great poem, and when i've read it again i think i will have learned or understood a few more residues...PK
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