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The Shrubberies [“quincunx of succulents”]

quincunx of succulents

subtle colors and forms

succinct in dust

appropriate the pot

assigned, set each

for spill into Other

always my core dream

winding a garden

secret in every sense

41,493

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4,155

poets

207

poetic terms

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That you, Father, are “in my mind,” …

Marvin Bell

Another summer: bookcase-building time. …

Charles O. Hartman

The empty shed still stands …

Walter Griffin

Sway in the night gale, …

Frederick R. McCreary

See how they love me, …

Howard Moss

The country in which I was born …

Atar Hadari

Wise men nearly as old as death …

Winfield Townley Scott

“I’m here for the show” the man said …

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The glossary

The language about poetry

From aubade to zuihitsu, 207 definitions of the forms, figures, and schools that shape the line.

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