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Poetry — page 2

50 public-domain poetry books, summarised. Page 2 of 2.

Poems

G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton

Poetry is often a quiet art, but here it rings with the clamor of trumpets, the clash of iron, and the sudden, startling intimacy of a human voice speaking against the void. These verses act as a defiant manifesto for the common heart, finding the extraordinary in the mundane and the divine in the dust of the road.

Poetry6 min read

In Flanders Fields, and Other Poems

John McCrae

Quiet reflections on duty, mortality, and lost youth transform the harrowing realities of war into an enduring testament of sacrifice and remembrance.

Poetry6 min read