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Some classic poems, they're short, but you'll find yourself rereading the ones that really engage you occasionally throughout your life. Here's some I found to
by AndrewOMartin 11y ago
Some classic poems, they're short, but you'll find yourself rereading the ones that really engage you occasionally throughout your life. Here's some I found to be immediately accessible, to get you going.
Poe's Raven - http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/178713 http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/178713
Dulce et Decorum Est - http://www.warpoetry.co.uk/owen1.html http://www.warpoetry.co.uk/owen1.html
The Charge of the Light Brigade - http://poetry.eserver.org/light-brigade.html http://poetry.eserver.org/light-brigade.html
- mindcrime 11y agoIt's funny, I never cared much for poetry until I started listening to Iron Maiden and found out that "The Trooper" is based on "The Charge of the Light Brigade", as well as "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" being based on a Samuel Taylor Coleridge work. Now I enjoy reading both Coleridge and Tennyson quite a lot (as well as a few other poets, although it will never be my primary interest). And people used to say that heavy metal was bad for kids... feh.
- tjradcliffe 11y agoIn the other direction, I never understood rap until I studied Anglo-Saxon poetry. It has the same muscular rhythms and concern for status and manliness. I'd love to see a rapper do Beowulf!
- kwhitefoot 11y agoNot rap but take a look at Marillion's Grendel on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h4Wl8gupD8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h4Wl8gupD8.