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Drinking Alone  By: Li Po I take my wine jug out among the flowers to drink alone, without friends. I raise my cup to entice the moon. That, and my shadow, makes us three. But the moon doesn't drink, and my shadow silently follows. I will travel with moon and shadow, happy to the end of spring. When I sing, the moon dances. When I dance, my shadow dances, too. We share life's joys when sober. Drunk, each goes a separate way. Constant friends, although we wander, we'll meet again in the Milky Way. Li T'ai-po Poem Link: https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/drinking-alone/ Photograph Explanation: The Photograph in the upper right is symbol of the lonely light that Li Po was expressing in the poem. It says the moon doesn't drink; it travels with him. The darkness of the picture symbolizes the  but interesting tone Photograph Link: https://pixabay.com/en/photos/full%20moon/ 5 Facts: >Born in Central Asia and grew up in  Sichuan Province as a  part of th...

In Her Splendor Islanded - Octavio Paz In her splendor islanded                                            This woman burning like a charm of jewels              An army terrifying and asleep                                                  This woman lying within the night                             Like clear water lying on closed eyes                          In a tree's shadow                                                        A wa...

                       Said the Voice,                                                                                                                             ''When crucial ones are no longer there''                      Those who shared the dream,                       Who nurtured it;                       Handled it with utmost care.                       Watchmen of the vision,  ...

Heinrich Heine Leaning against the Mast by: Heinrich Heine Leaning against the mast, on the upper deck, I stood, and heard the song of the bird. Like dark-green horses with silver manes Leapt up the white-curled waves; Like skeins of swans navigated past With shimmering sails, the Heliogolanders, The daring nomads of the North Sea. Above me, in the eternal blue, Hovered white cloud And blazed the eternal sun, The rose of heaven, the fiery blossomer, That joyfully mirrored itself in the sea; And sky and sea and my own heart Reverberated in echo: "She loves him! She loves him!" From The North Sea , by Heinrich Heine Translated by Vernon Watkins Poem found on:   Poetryfoundation.org Image Connected to the Poem: Facts About The Poet: Heinrich Heine was born into a Jewish family in Dusseldorf, Germany in 1797. Due to anti-Jewish laws in Germany he was forced to convert to Protestantism to get a job. Because of the anti-Semitic st...

Biography on Ama Ata Aidoo: Ama Ata Aido or Christina Ama Aido was born on March 23, 1942, in Abeadzi Kyiakor, near Saltpond, Gold Coast, she is a Ghanaian writer whose work, written in English, emphasized the true meaning of being the modern African woman. In 1982, she served as Ghana's minister of education. Ama began to write seriously while an honors student at the University of Ghana. She gained early recognition with a problem play , "The Dilemma of a ghost." Aidoo herself won a fellowship to Stanford University   in California, she returned to teach at Cape Coast , Ghana (1970–82), accepted various visiting professorships in the United States and  Kenya Many of her poems and short stories talk about  concerns with Western influences on the role of women and on the individual in a communal society. Aido also emphasized the oral element of storytelling, she wrote tales that are meant to be read aloud.   Poems by Ama Ata Aidoo  ...

I am Mad With Love      by: Mirabai I am mad with love And no one understands my plight. Only the wounded Understand the agonies of the wounded, When the fire rages in the heart. Only the jeweller knows the value of the jewel, Not the one who lets it go. In pain I wander from door to door, But could not find a doctor. Says Mira: Harken, my Master, Mira's pain will subside When Shyam comes as the doctor. The picture represents the burning heart or "raging heart" as Mirabai describes it in her writings. It also symbolizes "the agonies of the wounded", utilizing a heart as if it was going through pain.       Mirabai or "Meera" was born and raised in Kudki, India where she first grew her love for poetry and storytelling. Her family was extremely devoted to their religion, which was a huge contribution to Mirabai's love for poetry. Krishna put her love for poetry above all says newworldencyclopedia. She cherished and ...