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  2. Safiyya al-Baghdadiyya - Wikipedia

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    Her poem 'I am the wonder' is collected in Abdulla al-Udhari's Classical Poems by Arab Women (1999). [2] Al-Udhari notes in the book that 'Nothing is known about the poet'. [3] The poem demonstrates al-Baghdadiyya's liberal outlook and remarkable self-confidence: I am the wonder of the world, the ravisher of hearts and minds.

  3. The Luzumiyat - Wikipedia

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    The work is also known as Luzūm mā lā yalzam (Arabic: لزوم ما لا يلزم) which is variously translated as Unnecessary Necessity, The Self-Imposed Compulsion or "committing oneself to what is not obligatory"; this title is a reference to the difficult, 'unnecessary', rhyme scheme which al-Ma'arri applied to his work.

  4. And Still I Rise - Wikipedia

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    And Still I Rise is Maya Angelou's third volume of poetry. She studied and began writing poetry at a young age. [1] After her rape at the age of eight, as recounted in her first autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), she dealt with her trauma by memorizing and reciting great works of literature, including poetry, which helped bring her out of her self-imposed muteness.

  5. 100 self-love quotes to boost your confidence - AOL

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    For those days when your confidence needs a boost, these quotes about self-love will remind you to cherish yourself. Best Self-Love Quotes “Maybe part of falling in love with someone else is ...

  6. One's Self I Sing - Wikipedia

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    As the title is, “One’s Self,” not “Myself”, this already forms the bond between the reader and writer which again is what he is conveying in the poem. The final line has the reader caught up in the difference between past heroes and the “modern man” which is just as powerful if one believes that it is so. [citation needed]

  7. Atmopadesa Śatakam - Wikipedia

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    Nitya Chaitanya Yati, famous disciple of Nataraja Guru, also made a commentary on it as "That Alone, the Core of Wisdom: A Commentary on Atmopadesa Śatakam, the One Hundred Verses of Self-Instruction of Narayana Guru". Nithya Chaithanya Yathis says: "With this verse you are entering into an intense spiritual discipline.

  8. Song of Myself - Wikipedia

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    In the second (1856) edition, Whitman used the title "Poem of Walt Whitman, an American," which was shortened to "Walt Whitman" for the third (1860) edition. [1] The poem was divided into fifty-two numbered sections for the fourth (1867) edition and finally took on the title "Song of Myself" in the last edition (1891–2). [1]

  9. A Question (poem) - Wikipedia

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    The poem asks you to analyze your life, to question whether every decision you made was for the greater good, and to learn and accept the decisions you have made in your life. One Answer to the Question would be simply to value the fact that you had the opportunity to live. Another interpretation is that the poem gives a deep image of suffering.