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What should I read to introduce myself to english poetry? (jlai.lu)

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I'm French native speaker. I believe I can speak fluent English but I know want to discover English poetry. Where should I start ?

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[–] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Just like French (Parisian, Acadian, Quebecois, Creole, etc.), English has a lot of variants (British, Canadian, American, AAVE, Australian, etc.).

I would stick with poets that would be taught in high schools from the region whose English you learned. If you feel like you are still understanding the points they are trying to make, then I would branch out to other "Englishes".

I am personally not a huge fan, but Robert Frost is probably a decent place to start.

[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

a decent place to start

Thank you. That is exactly what I'm looking for. I have time to find later a poet I would like.

What is AVE English by the way?

[–] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

AAVE (I made a typo) is "African-American Vernacular English"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American_Vernacular_English

[–] pseudo@jlai.lu 2 points 8 months ago

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