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	Mobile Poetry: View this site on your mobile device at www.poets.org/m. Wedding Poems: From ancient to contemporary, find a selection of love poems and wedding verse. Most Popular: Billy Collins, Charles Simic, and Nikki Giovanni were among the most popular poets this past year. See who else made the top 25. Listen Up: Classic recordings by Dylan Thomas, Robert Frost, and Langston Hughes. Hear them all.


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	THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS

	Spotlight Poet Elizabeth Alexander Selected to read at the presidential inauguration, Alexander is the author of four books of poems, including American Sublime, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Spotlight Poem The Windhover by Gerard Manley Hopkins Caught this morning morning's minion... Spotlight Audio The Soul selects her own Society by Emily Dickinson read by Galway Kinnell Spotlight Essay Great Anthology: The Vintage Book of African American Poetry Spanning over two hundred years, this anthology produces a vast narration of struggle, love, race, and redemption through the work of fifty poets.


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	Selected Poems, 1945-2005 University of California Press by Robert Creeley edited by Benjamin Friedlander This selection lovingly studies the career of one of America's most influential and versatile poets, exploring sixty years of language, experimentation, and music. Creeley's poetry exudes a rich emotionality that constantly seeks to better express the uncertainties and pleasures of being human. Buy the book > Buy locally at IndieBound

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