The Poets

Explore classic and modern poetry from 143 poets — Frost, Dickinson, Poe, Whitman, Yeats and many more

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Selections to Get You Started

He loved three things, alive:
White peacocks, songs at eve,
And antique maps of America.
Hated when children cried,
And raspberry jam with tea,
And feminine hysteria.
…And he had married me.

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