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Poetry poems

Below are the best poems we could find on Poetry.

According to Alan Watts, “The whole art of poetry is to say what can’t be said.” Poetry is how we explore the liminal space between feeling and rationality, knowledge and understanding. For some, poetry is the language of the Divine consciousness. For others, it is the purest way of expressing their inner selves and experiences. Finding new ways to think and speak about our truth can bring us to a closer understanding of each other and the meaning of our existence.

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The Work of Happiness

Happiness can be found within ourselves; it is “growth in peace.”

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May Sarton
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Unfolded Out of the Folds

This poem by Walt Whitman celebrates the sacred role of women and motherhood.

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Walt Whitman
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The World Has Need of You

You do make a difference, the poet is saying, you are needed, there really is an "invisible tug between you and everything."

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Ellen Bass
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Often I Imagine the Earth

We are all connected, we are all helping each "fly home."

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Dan Gerber
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For the Sake of Strangers

The kindness of others can save us.

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Dorianne Laux Laux
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"Although the wind . . ."

This poem reminds us that if we close ourselves off to pain, we will also be closed off to beauty and contentment.

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Izumi Shikibu
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Waking after the Surgery

Chatti, who bled uncontrollably for two years due to a tumor, writes a heartfelt, hopeful poem about finally healing from her trauma.

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Leila Chatti
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Spring-Watching Pavilion

There is no need to look to skyward (or to organized religion); Heaven is right here on Earth, “nine times out of ten.”

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Hồ Xuân Hương
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The Norwegian Grandson

A lyrical tableau of encapsulations of grief.

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Robert Bly
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Courting Forgetfulness

A reminder of the weight, the temptation, and the mercy of forgetfulness.

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Robert Bly
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