This poem by Lucille Clifton reimagines Mother Earth and through the lens of blackness.
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The reputation of Rainer Maria Rilke has grown steadily since his death in 1926; today he is widely considered to be the greatest poet of the twentieth century.
In Bestiary, Stephen Mitchell has collected animal poems from many ages and many cultures.