Crystal Gazer
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The Crystal Gazer is a collection of poems by Sara Teasdale that explores themes of love, nature, death, and dreams. The poems are written in a variety of styles, from traditional sonnets to free verse, and they display Teasdale's mastery of language and form. Many of the poems in The Crystal Gazer are about love, both its joys and its sorrows. Teasdale writes about the passion of new love, the heartbreak of lost love, and the quiet contentment of enduring love. She also explores the relationship between love and nature, and she finds solace in the beauty of the natural world.In addition to love, Teasdale also writes about death and dreams in The Crystal Gazer. She confronts the inevitability of death with courage and grace, and she finds comfort in the thought of an afterlife. She also explores the world of dreams, and she finds that dreams can be both a source of joy and a source of fear.The Crystal Gazer is a powerful and moving collection of poems that offers readers a glimpse into the heart and mind of one of America's most gifted poets.Book Details
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Sara Teasdale
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Sara Teasdale was an American poet born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1884. Her parents were well-educated and encouraged her love of literature from an early age. Teasdale published her first poem at the...
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