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Loc: Poetry 180: Her Head
In this non-prose, five-stanza piece, the poet describes her amazement of a woman who is carrying water on her head in Natal, South Africa.
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Loc: Poetry 180: My Moral Life
This three-stanza poem shares a message about speaking out in support of issues to get people elected who will make a difference.
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Loc: Poetry 180: The Poet
This three-stanza gives non-complimentary characteristics about a poet.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Halloween
This one-stanza poem gives a haunting message about the carving of a pumpkin during the season of Halloween.
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Loc: Poetry 180: White Eyes
This nine-stanza poem shares a description of a bird that is preparing its winter nest.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Lesson
This five-stanza poem shares a poem from a father to his son.
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Loc: Poetry 180: The Moon
This one-stanza poem describes a half-moon in an original way.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Space Heater
This single-stanza poem describes the poet's gratefulness for the space heater.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Smoking
This single-stanza poem discusses the topic of smoking.
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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: 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: 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: The Courtesy of the Blind
In this seven-stanza poem, the poet writes about the experience of reading her poetry to the blind. She grows increasingly uncomfortable as they cannot see the images in her words, yet they are courteous to a fault and smile and applaud...
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Loc: Poetry 180: Morning
This single-stanza poem shares the poet's happiness when her cat appears.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Leaving the Island
This six-stanza poem shares the sadness in leaving an island home after a vacation of fun and relaxation.
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Loc: Poetry 180: The Summer Day
This single-stanza poem expresses that the act of paying attention to the little things in life is a form of prayer.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Who Burns for the Perfection of Paper
This single-stanza poem explains the painful process involved in making legal pads.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Dandelion
This nine-stanza poem combines botany and an adolescent's view of home life into a greater statement.
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Loc: Poetry 180: Ox Cart Man
A five-stanza poem about a man who gathers potatoes, shears sheep, and makes products that he sells at market. Then he sells his cart and ox and returns home to spend the winter making a new harness and cart before repeating everything...
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Loc: Poetry 180: Kyrie
This two-stanza poem shares a message about an awakening to the world.
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Loc: Poetry 180: The Distances
This two-stanza poem describes a dark starry night in the beautiful outdoors.