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Items tagged as Poetry

Cover for "Beowulf" translated by Seamus Heaney, featuring a figure wearing chainmail armor and displaying a sticker noting the Whitbread Award.
Book, read June 5, 2026
Beowulf (2000)
translated by Seamus Heaney
Classic Literature Poetry Translation
Normandy beach landing scene with soldiers wading ashore, boats in view. Cover text reads: “Iliad. Homer.” Tone is intense and dramatic.
Book, added May 25, 2026
Iliad (1997)
by Homer • translated by Stanlely Lombardo
Classic Literature Poetry Translation
Cover of "Odyssey" by Homer, translated by Stanley Lombardo. Features a black background with Earthrise over the moon. Text appears in white and tan.
Book, added May 25, 2026
Odyssey (2000)
by Homer • translated by Stanlely Lombardo
Classic Literature Poetry Translation
Cover of "The Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer, features medieval travelers on horseback in colorful attire, set against a castle and village backdrop.
Book, read, date unknown
The Canterbury Tales
by Geoffrey Chaucer
Classic Literature Poetry
Book cover for "Leaves of Grass" by Whitman. Features a black and white photo of an older man in a hat, with elegant white typography on a black background.
Book, read, date unknown
Leaves of Grass
by Walt Whitman
American Literature Classic Literature Poetry
Cover of Spoon River Anthology
Book, read April 20, 2026
Spoon River Anthology (1915)
by Edward Lee Masters
American Literature Poetry
Black and white image of a large white whale surfacing amid dark ocean waves, surrounded by flying seagulls. Text reads “Application for Release from the Dream, Tony Hoagland.”
Book, read April 5, 2026
Application for Release from the Dream (2015)
by Tony Hoagland
Poetry Top Pick
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Author
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
American • March 24, 1919 - February 22, 2021
Poetry
Black and white side portrait of poet Giosuè Carducci
Poem, read September 17, 2025
Hymn to Satan (1865)
by Giosuè Carducci
Poetry
Giosuè Carducci
Author
Giosuè Carducci
Italian • July 27, 1835 - February 16, 1907
Nobel Winner Poetry
Cover of Disremembering
Book, read May 11, 2025
Disremembering (2021)
by Michelle Joy Gallagher Soffe
Poetry
Cover of Blue Horses
Book, read September 25, 2021
Blue Horses (2014)
by Mary Oliver
Poetry
Cover of Evidence
Book, read September 20, 2021
Evidence (2009)
by Mary Oliver
Poetry
Cover of Post Colonial Love Poem
Book, read June 17, 2021
Post Colonial Love Poem (2020)
by Natalie Diaz
Poetry
Cover of The Peace of Wild Things
Book, read April 4, 2021
The Peace of Wild Things (2018)
by Wendell Berry
Poetry
Cover of Gasoline
Book, read April 3, 2021
Gasoline (1958)
by Gregory Corso
Poetry
Cover of The Cosmic Purr
Book, read April 3, 2021
The Cosmic Purr (2012)
by Aaron Poochigian
Poetry
Cover of A Coney Island of the Mind
Book, read March 15, 2021
A Coney Island of the Mind (1958)
by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Poetry
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