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rinx  ·  3400 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What are you reading this week?

So I'm terribly uneducated when it comes to poetry. I can read each word, but it all tends to go over my head. Can I just dive in to Keats or do I need to work my way up?





saintcanice  ·  3400 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Keats is pretty straightforward, but I'd start with the Odes, rather than Endymion. Ode on Melancholy and Ode to a NIghtingale are my favorites. Bright Star is also easy, as it's only a sonnet (14 lines). Let me know if you need help with scansion or with parsing a line or stanza!