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Poets on poets and poems from the past.

John Keats rests his chin on his palm.

On John Keats’s “This living hand”

Edward Hirsch

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George Oppen author photo

On George Oppen’s “Of Being Numerous”

Alissa Quart

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William Shakespeare author image

On Shakespeare’s “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day”

José Antonio Rodríguez

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Christopher Marlowe author image

On Christopher Marlowe’s “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love”

Josh Bell

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John Keats rests his chin on his palm.

On “Ode to a Nightingale”

Shara McCallum

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Emily Dickinson author photo

On “Wild Nights”

Sarah Arvio

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Emily Dickinson author photo

On Emily Dickinson

Catherine Barnett

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Gerard Manley Hopkins author photo

On Gerard Manley Hopkins’ “Spelt From Sibyl’s Leaves”

Pimone Triplett

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Anne Bradstreet portrait

On Anne Bradstreet

Kevin Prufer

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