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William Shakespeare
English playwright and poet of the Elizabethan era, celebrated for drama and sonnets.
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“Bridal Song”
ROSES, their sharp spines being gone,Read full poem
Not royal in their smells alone,
Featured Poets
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Allama Iqbal
Pakistan · Philosopher-poet whose Urdu verse inspired reflection on selfhood and nation.
Emily Dickinson
United States · American lyric poet whose concise verse explores nature, death, and hope.
Matsuo Bashō
Japan · Japanese haiku master who distilled nature into brief, luminous images.
Mirza Ghalib
India · Urdu and Persian poet of wit, melancholy, and metaphysical wordplay.
Rabindranath Tagore
India · Bengali polymath whose poetry bridges devotion, nature, and modern India.
Rumi
Iran · Persian mystic poet whose verses speak of love, devotion, and spiritual transfor...
William Shakespeare
England · English playwright and poet of the Elizabethan era, celebrated for drama and son...
William Wordsworth
England · Leading voice of English Romanticism, known for poems of nature and memory.
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