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poetry

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The art of apprehending and interpreting ideas by the faculty of imagination; the art of idealizing in thought and in expression.

Imaginative language or composition, whether expressed rhythmically or in prose. Specifically: Metrical composition; verse; rhyme; poems collectively; as, heroic poetry; dramatic poetry; lyric or Pindaric poetry.

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A 2005 film from Iran, follows Youssef, who has been blind since a childhood accident and has built a life for himself with his devoted wife, adoring daughter, and career as a professor specializing in the poetry of the Persian Sufi mystic Rumi. Source: Internet

1918 and 1919 special prizes The 1918 and 1919 Pulitzers included Special Citations for poetry books, "made possible by a special grant from The Poetry Society", which the Pulitzer program now lists as Poetry prizes. Source: Internet

2. The music Joyce knew: Music frequently found its way into Joyce's poetry and prose. Source: Internet

98. I need a jug of wine and a book of poetry, Half a loaf for a bite to eat, Then you and I, seated in a deserted spot, Will have more wealth than a Sultan's realm. Source: Internet

A Bonset sound-poem, "Passing troop", 1916 Van Doesburg wrote Dada poetry himself in De Stijl, although under a pseudonym, I.K. Bonset, which was only revealed after his death in 1931. Source: Internet

Abbad wrote poetry and loved literature; he also appears as a poisoner, a drinker of wine, a sceptic, and a man treacherous to the utmost degree. Source: Internet

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