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This TabStart page presents a select group of online resources that feature poems about new love and friendship. The excitement of meeting a kindred spirit is not only for the young; the poetry here explores bonds between people of all ages. Some of the authors who have written about new love and friendship include Sir Walter Scott, Christopher Marlowe, William Carlos Williams, Elizabeth Bishop, and Gertrude Stein.
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Poetry about New Love from The Poetry Foundation - The Poetry Foundation provides over fifty poems about first loves and new loves. Some of the poems assembled in this section are "Lochinvar" by Sir Walter Scott, "Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking" by Walt Whitman, "The River Merchant's Wife: A Letter" Ezra Pound, and "Hero and Leander" by Christopher Marlowe.
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"New Found Love" - a Poem by Marvin Brato Sr. - PoemHunter.com presents "New Found Love" by Filipino writer Marvin Brato Sr. The joyous verse here expresses the profound excitement at the start of a new relationship.
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"A Love Song" - a Poem about New Love by William Carlos Williams - The Academy of American Poets supplies a sumptuous dose of new love with William Carlos Williams' "A Love Song." The poet closes his poem with, "How can I tell / If I shall ever love you again / As I do now?"
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Poetry about New Friends from The Poetry Foundation - The Poetry Foundation contributes this fantastic section on Friends & Enemies. The poems about the latter explore what happenes when friendships sometimes turn sour. But there are a number of works here that illuminate the glory of new friendships. Check out Franz Wright's "Our Conversation" and Rafael Campo's "Lost in the Hospital."
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Poetry About Friendship - An Introduction - The Academy of American Poets provides a brief analytic essay that looks at poems about friendship. In this discussion it is noted that there aren't as many poems about friendship as there are poems about love. Regardless, this essay highlights the brilliant work of a number of illustrious poets such as Robert Lowell, Elizabeth Bishop, and Gertrude Stein.
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"Inviting a Friend to Supper" - a Poem about Friendship by Ben Johnson - The Luminarium: Anthology of English Literature website provides the delightful "Inviting a Friend to Supper" by Ben Johnson.