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Selected Poetry of Emily Dickinson | Emily Dickinson

One of my bookish goals this coming year is to read more poetry and books in verse.

My daughter's dance studio is putting on the ballet Le Corsaire this next summer based on a Lord Byron poem. Perhaps I'll give that a try.

Do you read poetry? What do you recommend?
#poetry #readpoetry #poetrymatters

xicanti For contemporary poets, I highly recommend Katherena Vermette, Vivek Shraya, and Marilyn Dumont. 4y

TheSpineView Lord Byron wrote numerous short poems which is a good place to start. Also you might try one of the Poem a Day collections. Then if you find a poet you like read more by them. 4y

LiteraryFeline @xicanti Thank you so much! I will definitely check them out. I have heard of Vermette, but haven't read her work yet. 4y

LiteraryFeline @TheSpineView Thank you! I signed up for a Poem a Day and look forward to reading those. I've read a bit of Lord Byron before, but it's been awhile. 4y

xicanti @LiteraryFeline she‘s phenomenal! My favourite of her books is

river woman

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Bestiary: Poems | Donika Kelly

So excited to read Donika Kelly's BESTIARY, winner of the Cave Canem Prize. Thanks to @graywolfpress for sending it! #poetry

Littens, are any of you also poetry readers? How do you find other verse enthusiasts on @Litsy ?

LectricSheep I love poetry-- it's what I got my MFA in. I don't see too much of it on Litsy, especially contemporary stuff. Maybe we need a hashtag! :) 8y

CarolynOliver @LectricSheep I was thinking that too! I did a quick search and there are only 180 posts tagged #poetry (plus a smattering of related tags). #litsypoetry ? #shareapoem ? #readpoetry ? Something else? 8y

Nafiza There's also A Bestiary by Lily Hoang that I have been lusting after for a while. Are you familiar with it? 8y

CarolynOliver @Nafiza I'm not, but I'll keep an eye out for it! 8y

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