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  2. List of poems by Catullus - Wikipedia

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    Catullus is renowned for his love poems, particularly the 25 poems addressed to a woman named Lesbia, of which Catullus 5 is perhaps the most famous. Scholars generally believe that Lesbia was a pseudonym for Clodia and that the name Lesbia is likely an homage to Sappho, who came from the isle of Lesbos .

  3. 52 Funny Valentine’s Day Quotes for a Sweet Giggle - AOL

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    Enjoy the laughs—and the love! Funny Valentine’s Day quotes. 1. “All you need is love. ... Let’s make pictures of our internal organs and give them to other people we love on Valentine’s ...

  4. May Sarton - Wikipedia

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    Partner. Judy Matlack. May Sarton was the pen name of Eleanore Marie Sarton[1] (May 3, 1912 – July 16, 1995), a Belgian-American novelist, poet, and memoirist. Although her best work is strongly personalised with erotic female imagery, she resisted the label of ‘lesbian writer’, preferring to convey the universality of human love.

  5. Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair - Wikipedia

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    First edition title page. Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair (Spanish: Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada) is a poetry collection by the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda. Published in June 1924, the book launched Neruda to fame at the young age of 19 and is one of the most renowned literary works of the 20th century in the Spanish ...

  6. Poems by Edgar Allan Poe - Wikipedia

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    Alone (Poe) "Alone" by Edgar Allan Poe. " Alone " is a 22-line poem originally written in 1829, and left untitled and unpublished during Poe's lifetime. The original manuscript was signed "E. A. Poe" and dated March 17, 1829. [1] In February of that year, Poe's foster mother Frances Allan had died.

  7. Sappho 31 - Wikipedia

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    Sappho 31. Sappho 31 is an archaic Greek lyric poem by the ancient Greek poet Sappho of the island of Lesbos. [a] The poem is also known as phainetai moi (φαίνεταί μοι) after the opening words of its first line. It is one of Sappho's most famous poems, describing her love for a young woman.

  8. Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight - Wikipedia

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    Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight is a narrative poem by Rose Hartwick Thorpe, written in 1867 and set in the 17th century. It was written when she was 16 years old and first published in Detroit Commercial Advertiser. [1] The poem consists of ten stanzas of six lines each, written in catalectic trochaic octameter; the ending of the last verse of ...

  9. For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the ...

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    Structurally, for colored girls is a series of 20-22 poems, depending on whether "my love is too" and "positive" are included in the list, collectively called a "choreopoem." Shange's poetry expresses many struggles and obstacles that African-American women may face throughout their lives and is a representation of sisterhood and coming of age ...