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In my humble opinion, Poetry is simply distilled emotion. It is at its best when it evokes emotion in the reader.

"What will your verse be?" scene from Dead Poets Society movie:

https://youtu.be/-7OE6bDfM2M?si=VxkCLxxaKmZRsPGC

John Lyons - Why is poetry important?

https://youtu.be/bDAoaCakwkk?si=XpjJjVGDYrBOJyRc

Kwame Alexander on the ingredients of a poem:

https://youtu.be/FDTmswL2cf0?si=axzYxf6hXR5hHLdw

What Makes a Poem a Poem, from TED Ed:

https://youtu.be/JwhouCNq-Fc?si=SR2V9jsFGhb-N4nW

Gwendolyn Brooks, We Real Cool:

https://youtu.be/0USvSvhue70?si=q6u3FziFauyQTlSQ

Dulce Et Decorum Est, by Wilfred Owen, performed by Christopher Eccleston:

https://youtu.be/qB4cdRgIcB8?si=Eq-Fs_qNlAefAW9D

To all the little black girls with the big names (spoken word poem):

https://youtu.be/JbS8LPkohCc?si=JTnnNg0olB7EyHUV

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