Welcome to the genre of poetry, where words become more than just text—they transform into art, emotions, and inspiration. Poetry is a unique form of expression that distills complex feelings and ideas into a few carefully chosen lines, offering readers a window into the soul of the poet and the depth of the human experience.
We invite you to embark on a journey into the world of poetry, a realm where language dances, imagery captivates, and emotions are distilled into their purest forms.
Adaptive Reader’s library celebrates a diverse array of ideas and voices. This collection offers a thoughtful selection of international works that span across hundreds of years, such as the enlightening verses of The Bhagavad-Gīta, the mystical world of Dante in The Divine Comedy, the French Impressionist poems of Paul Verlain, or Walt Whitman’s non-conformist attitude in Leaves of Grass.
From the rhythmic elegance of classic verse to the raw authenticity of contemporary voices, each poem encompasses a spectrum of styles and themes, each offering its own unique flavor and resonance.
Although poetry can be challenging to understand, with patience, mindful reading, and a spirit of openness, you will be amazed by how extraordinary messages and wisdom are revealed.
READING LIST:
- The Poems of Catullus by Catullus (Greece, 54 BC)
- The Poems of Sappho by Sappho (Greece, 3rd century BC)
- The Bhagavad-Gīta by an unknown author (India, 2nd century BC)
- The Aeneid by Virgil (Rome, 19 BC)
- "In a Mountain on a Summer Day," "Self-Abandonment," "Clearing at Dawn" by Li Po (China, 8th century)
- Metamorphoses by Ovid (Rome, 8 century)
- Song of Roland by an unknown poet (France, 11th century)
- The Rubaiyat by Omar Khayyam (Iran, 13th century)
- Fifteen Sonnets of Petrarch by Francesco Petrarch (Italy, 1327-1347)
- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by the Gawain Poet (England, 14th century)
- The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri (Italy, 1472)
- The Leaves of Grass by Walt Whiman (US, 1855)
- “L'Allée," "Clair de Lune," "Green," "Langueur," " Chanson d'Automne," "Colloque Sentimental," "À la Promenade" by Paul Verlain (France, 1866-1889)
- Pushskin’s Poems by Alexander Pushkin (Russia, 1888)
- The Golden Threshold by Sarojini Naidu (India, 1905)
- "The many fallen ones into the deepest...," "Your name is a finch in my hand...," "Here is a window anon," and "Should any soul have the gift of wings…” by Marina Ivanovna Tsvetaeva (Russia, 1913, 1916)
- Gitanjali (Song Offerings) by Rabindranath Tagore (India, 1910)
- The Madman: his Parables and Poems by Kahlil Gibran (Lebanon, 1918)