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Terrapin: Poems by Wendell Berry | Wendell Berry

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A short book of Wendell Berry poems about the natural world accompanied by several lovely watercolor illustrations.

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Collected Poems, 1951-1971 | A. R. Ammons

excerpt from "Still by A.R. Ammons. Full poem at https://poets.org/poem/still

#tick #poetrymatters @TheSpineView

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Lindy

What Do We Know | Mary Oliver

Always there is something worth saying
about glory, about gratitude.

DivineDiana Can never get enough Mary Oliver! Nor cat photos! ❤️ (edited) 4y

Lindy @DivineDiana Awww 🥰Thanks for your comments. 🐈 4y

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wanderinglynn

What Do We Know | Mary Oliver

“I believe in kindness.
Also in mischief.
Also in singing, especially when singing is not necessarily prescribed.”
- Mary Oliver

#thinkpositivebepositive

Sending you light & love Misty! 💜🌈

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Cathythoughts ❤️ 4y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you Lynn ❤️❤️❤️ 4y

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GingerAntics

A Poetry Handbook | Mary Oliver

And this is the “after” image. I don‘t think I‘ve ever done this to a poem before. I practically dissected the thing.
#MaryOliver #APoetryHandbook #RobertFrost #StoppingByWoodsOnASnowyEvening #NaturePoetry #poetry #Joetry2021 @CBee @Chrissyreadit

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GingerAntics

A Poetry Handbook | Mary Oliver

This was a nice example of how sounds (types of letters and letter combinations) effect the feeling/environment evoked by a poem.
Think of this as the “before” image.
#MaryOliver #APoetryHandbook #RobertFrost #StoppingByWoodsOnASnowyEvening #NaturePoetry #Joetry2021 @CBee @Chrissyreadit

CBee Adore this poem ♥️ 4y

GingerAntics @CBee it is quite a lovely poem. I loved Oliver‘s explanation of why it feels almost whispered, and then the third stanza feels a bit different. 4y

CBee @GingerAntics it does seem that way! I never thought of it like that. 4y

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GingerAntics @CBee neither had I. This book is awesome! 4y

CBee @GingerAntics so glad you found one that‘s inspiring you! 4y

GingerAntics @CBee she‘s suggesting that learning to talk and walk, play a sport, read a book, even draw or paint, we imitate first (usually our parents and caregivers) so why is that so frowned upon in poetry? That makes sense to me. Reading poetry is much different than writing it, so take a poem you like, imitate it a couple times, you‘re now far better able to making something of your own. It‘s not “here is a graphic about simile, now write a poem.” 4y

CBee @GingerAntics her process sounds easier, more relaxed even. 4y

GingerAntics @CBee it really seems that way! I should have just started with hers. Own well. Live and learn. 4y

CBee @GingerAntics it‘s the journey, not the destination ♥️ 4y

GingerAntics @CBee exactly 4y

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GingerAntics

National Geographic Book of Nature Poetry: More Than 200 Poems with Photographs That Float, Zoom, and Bloom! | J. Patrick Lewis

This is such a cool book. It‘s HUGE and it combines my new(ish) found love of Nature Poetry and my long time love of Nature Photography. When I bought this, I had no idea I‘d used the book to get suggestions last spring.
#JPatrickLewis #NationalGeographic #NatGeo #NaturePoetry #NaturePhotography

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Carissa-Green-Reads

The Life Around Us: Selected Poems on Nature | Denise Levertov

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lil1inblue

What Do We Know | Mary Oliver

#christmasquotes #winter #maryoliver

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EadieB Nice! I love winter snow it the trees! 4y

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GingerAntics

National Geographic Book of Nature Poetry: More Than 200 Poems with Photographs That Float, Zoom, and Bloom! | J. Patrick Lewis

I know Whitman, Gill, and Berry, but what are some other poets that write nature poetry to check out? Or even specific collections by Berry or anyone else? Please and thank you!!!
#poetry #naturepoetry #WaltWhitman #NikitaGill #WendellBerry #suggestions #suggestionsneeded #recommendations

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie maybe this is a better question to ask: who are your favourite poets?! lol I‘m trying to remember who else (there was at least one other litten) also suggested Wendell. I‘m going to have to just pull the trigger on him and start somewhere, I think. 5y

TheBookHippie Ohhhhh my word okay I‘ll make a list...be back soon. 5y

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie you‘re awesome!!! Thanks!!! 🙏 5y

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TheBookHippie Poetry I love
Whitman EE Cummings
Longfellow Mary Oliver
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Bronte Emerson
Sara Teasdale Donne
Lang Leav Dickinson
Nikki Giovanni Poe
Nayyirah Waheed Thoreau
Keats Christina Rossetti
Yates Byron Wordsworth
Dorothy Parker Rumi
Langston Hughes PabloNeruda Marge Pierce
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TheBookHippie I‘m sure I‘m forgetting people 5y

TheBookHippie TENNYSON !! 5y

TheBookHippie My son loves Robert Frost I do not 🤣🤣 5y

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie that is one hell of a list. Phew, okay. I‘m going to have to digest all that. I keep hearing good things about Mary Oliver. I‘m interesting in Cummings, as well. 5y

TheBookHippie @GingerAntics 🤣🤣🤣I‘ve read poetry for 40 years for zen. It‘s a love. 5y

TheBookHippie @GingerAntics I would think you‘d love Mary Oliver. 5y

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie I‘ve been eyeing her books for a few weeks now. I think that could be my next one. 5y

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie once I found some poets I liked, it was very relaxing to read. 5y

TheBookHippie @GingerAntics I agree some are 🤢 once you find your grove you end up being able to pick it up easier, and know instantly thumbing through if it‘s your thing or not. 5y

TheBookHippie Tupac has beautiful poetry I use it with kids all the time just depends on the person. 5y

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie Tupac, like the rapper? I can see that. Some rap songs, when reading the lyrics, are amazingly deep and insightful. 5y

TheBookHippie @GingerAntics

Rose That Grew from Concrete

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie he actually wrote poetry!!! I never knew that. I have to find that now. Please hold. 5y

TheBookHippie @GingerAntics it‘s very very good🥀 5y

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie I have just discovered “the everymany‘s library pocket poetry” and several of the poets you mentioned have their own volumes. 5y

TheBookHippie @GingerAntics yes. I own several I end up giving them to students and rebuying them 🤣🤣I‘m always searching used bookstores for them. I watch kindle too. 5y

GingerAntics @TheBookHippie yeah, it does seems some of them are on sale right now. 5y

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