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Selected Poems | Edwin Arlington Robinson
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Edwin Arlington Robinson's finely crafted, formal rhythms mirror the tension the poet sees between life's immutable circumstances and humanity's often tragic attempts to exert control. At once dramatic and witty, his poems lay bare the loneliness and despair of life in genteel small towns, the tyranny of love, and unspoken, unnoticed suffering. The fictional characters he created in "Reuben Bright, " "Miniver Cheevy, " and "Richard Cory, " and the historical figures he brought to life - Lincoln in "The Master" and the great painter in "Rembrandt to Rembrandt" - harbor demons and passions the world treats with indifference or cruelty. With an introduction that sheds light on Robinson's influence on poets from Eliot and Pound to Frost and Berryman, this collection brings an unjustly neglected poet to a new generation of readers.
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Lovely set of poems for my most recent #LMPBC book
 @mklong I just sent this one out today!

mklong Great! I‘ll look out for it. 5y
mklong Sorry, forgot to let you know that it arrived on Tuesday. Thanks for sending it! 5y
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TheBookKeepers
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Finished this one up this morning! It will go out in tomorrow‘s mail! 😀
#lmpbc #poetrymatters

@mklong @HufflepuffGirl90 @Bookishthoughts

Lcsmcat I love his work! 5y
LazyDays 😍 5y
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TheBookKeepers
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A little Poetry & Pie on this fine morning 🥧 #lmpbc

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TheBookKeepers
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It has arrived! Thank you @Bookishthoughts for the book mark & card! You are the best!!! #lmpbc @HufflepuffGirl90 @mklong #poetrymatters

LazyDays Yay! 5y
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TheSpineView ❤❤ 6y
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TiredLibrarian
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I'm going to try the Poetry Matters challenge for this month. Day 1's theme is "different;" I thought of the contrast between Charles Carville's eyes and mouth.

@LazyDays #poetrymatters #poetry

LazyDays Wow. This is a great pick. 👏💜 6y
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