Great Regulars: The effortless weaving of cadence,

assonance, rhythm, and refrain makes this bi-lingual poet's English sound almost Italian.

We often think a great poem needs to be highly complex - and in these post-modern times this is often the case. But here, simplicity is raised to the level of genius.

[by Christina Rossetti]
A Birthday

from Carol Rumens: The Guardian: theblogbooks: Poem of the week

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