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Loc: Poetry 180: Sentimental Moment or Why Did the Baguette Cross the Road?
This three-stanza non-prose piece shares a father's point of view about his son, but the father sometimes forgets that his son is now grown.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Smoking
This single-stanza poem discusses the topic of smoking.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Gratitude to Old Teachers
In this two-stanza non-prose piece, the poet expresses gratitude for old teachers.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Love Song
This poem describes the saving of a baby bird and analyzes what drew the desperate bird to her.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Near the Wall of a House
This four-stanza poem speaks of the poet's positive insights about love.
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Loc: Poetry 180: June 11
In this non-prose piece, the poet shares his experience with a birthday passing without much celebration.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Doing Without
This non-prose piece share what it would be like to go without having many material possessions.
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Small Comfort by Katha Pollitt
This non-prose piece sends a message about happiness and mortality.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Turtle
This one-stanza poem describes a turtle's physical and mental traits.
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Loc: Poetry 180: A New Poet
This six-stanza poem describes the characteristics of a new poet.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Timely Enumerations Concerning Sri Lanka
This poem shares the sights and treasures of Sri Lanka. The turbulent history of Sri Lanka is emphasized.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Birth Day
This three-stanza poem expresses his mother's joy in giving birth to her daughter.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Do You Love Me?
This seven-stanza poem shares a scene of a girl questioning a dog to see if it loves her.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Some Clouds
This poem is about how one person deals with a loved one's death.
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Loc: Poetry 180: When Death Comes
This poem shares the poet's thoughts about death and how she wants her life to have been lived.
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Loc: Poetry 180: To Stammering
This poem shares the pain experienced by a person who has a speech disorder.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Blind
The poem shares the sad experience of seeing a loved one lose the sense of sight.
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Loc: Poetry 180: On a Cape May Warbler Who Flew Against My Window
This poem dramatizes a Cape May warbler bird running into a window and subsequently dying.
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Loc: Poetry 180: The Kitchen Shears Speak
This poem shares the point of view of kitchen scissors.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Slow Children at Play
This poem shares the scene of children coming inside after playing outside.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Lift Your Right Arm
This poem gives a scenario of giving and taking orders.