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Originally Posted by ZenitYerkes
The fourth paragraph is breathtaking. Love it
Why wouldn't they put this kind of poems in my English books? It's better than any other thing I've read before. Even Shakespeare (that guy is confusingly boring).
I am not an expert on English poetry, though.
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Well, Shakespeare was writing in the dialect and culture of his time. It's just dated is all. Some folks have translated his work into modern English.
But there are plenty of other cultural works from around the world to partake of.