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A Love Letter To Poetry
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Chimwemwe Nalwesya Chibuye
I have always , always loved poetry and these are the poetry books i have read throughout the years that have become dear to me .
Sections
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Womanhood in Verses
 
Where Hope Returns
 
Love, in All Its Forms
 
On Living and Everything It Means
 
Grief
 
Melancholic

Womanhood in Verses

A collection of poems that explore the quiet strength, softness, rage, and beauty of being a woman every version of her, every becoming.

 
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what it means to be a woman and the conversations that happen in the kitchen , away from the prying eyes of the world.
The Kitchen-Dweller's Testimony|eBook
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very witty , funny and sad .The conversation between a man and a woman on their marriage.
Song of Lawino and Song of Ocol|Paperback
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The resilience that is required to be a woman , Daughter, Mother , Grandmother
I'm OK, I'm Pig!|Paperback
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Where Hope Returns

These poetry books  feel like light breaking through heavy days

 
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Book felt like a warm hug and reassurance.
A Distant Center|Hardcover
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Love, in All Its Forms

From tender beginnings to aching endings, these poems capture love in its many shapes

 
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This book expresses love in a way that can be understood .
Love Poems|Paperback
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On Living and Everything It Means

A reflection on existence itself.

 
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The aches of being alive are explained in a vivid candid way .I adore this poetry book . I ruminate on it from time to time .
Monologue of a Dog: New Poems|Paperback
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Love this poetry book . Brought hope and vigor during dreary days .
Yukon Poems of Robert W. Service|Paperback
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Grew up reading lyrics and longer poems . The poems have stayed with me and have not been forgotten. Fantastic collection of English poems.
Lyric Longer Poems Book by A H Humble - AbeBooks
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Grief

The Language of Loss.

 
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If you’ve ever mourned the death of a loved one ,this book translates all the words you failed to articulate in a coherent manner.
Permission to Mourn: A New Way to Do Grief
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Sadness seeped in but at the same time comforting as well .
Autobiography of Death|Paperback
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Not belonging is a form of grief too.
Death Does Not End at the Sea|Paperback
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Melancholic

A quiet gathering of verses shaped by heaviness.

 
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 This book was both real and encouraging like a stinging balm on a wound.
I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki: Conversations with My Psychiatrist|Paperback
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Children’s Poetry

Witty poems for children that remind us the wonder of being children.
 
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I love this book and I love the illustrations too. All the classic poems I knew as a child and poems I never heard off which is a bonus .
A Laureate's Choice: 101 Poems for Children
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Witty and funny book . Loved the illustrations
Carnival of the Animals
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Great time with this book growing up.
Poems Every Child Should Know by Various, Edit by Mary E. Burt (Illustrated)|eBook
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Mythology

Poetry books based on Myths and Legends
 
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Love this short poetry collection. Gave me courage and enthusiasm for life .
The Song of the Madness of the Children of Odin, and Other Poems, 1914-1917 [microform]
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