there was a time, my loves when a gentleman or a lady had to know certain things granted, there was less to know but they had to know what there was a little philosophy, a little history, a little music, a little art
a little poetry
here, i am doing my bit for you if you wish to be a poet, or a better poet or simply to know poetry you should know that English is a glorious thing the language of Shakespeare, Bronte and Yeats and that poetry has a history what distinguishes an good poet from an adequate poet is that a good poet writes from a position of strength a knowledge of his predecessors and their techniques he or she need not write in their styles but should understand the evolution that brought us
to this place
what distinguishes a great poet from a good poet is that a great poet writes for all history to understand why there are no rules a great poet learns those rules here then i offer you 100 poems that matter they are not the only great ones but they are ones you should read at least once there are many others you should read i'm sure you will
i will publish these poems as i find them a few at a time when i reach 100 i will start another blog i hope the google is good to you and that you find many other poems to add to this list
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