Dating back to the reign of Sargon
A woman arose in the personality of Enheduanna
Translated as the High priestess of An'
She,the heartland of Sumerian culture
The chief ornament of heaven is a mystery
The first world author, is she?
The epic of gilgamesh,the oldest poems
Birth of the first great masterpiece of world literature
Poetry indeed had descendants,to this day we see
Amongst the notable wordsmiths Chaucer,Shakespeare,wordsworth and Keats nuzzles our minds
A proud tradition and generational impartation
History records the earliest recorded poem in Old English
Credits awarded to the shy and retiring cowherd Caedmon
He knew not how to sing,
An apparition inciting him to sing the 'principium creaturarum'
These are worth learning and diving deep into
Centuries have passed and we still mention the great Shakespeare
Inventors have made aeroplanes,ships,
yachts and what have you
The inventor of a 1700 words to 2200 words is one such genius
Many sonnets to his name,
Expressing a unique turn of thoughts
If I am a descendant today,thanks to Phillips Wheatley
The first African American to publish a book of poems
She made her mark in the good books although a slave
I'm proud to be a black ass dude,
Up and coming poets should be inspired
As she said in the poem on virtue,
Teach me a better strain,a nobler lay
Mind-blowing as it is,there power in the works of these figures
Descendants of this genre
Should be grateful and proud
Eminent names and huge profiles can be mentioned till eternity
The likes of William Blake,Edgar Allan poe(the Gothic poet),Anne Dudley Bradstreet
All these and many more we originated from
The greatest artistic work of all time is what we've
And we hold up heads in high esteem
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THE RISE OF A POET
PoesiaThis is a collection,talks of human behaviours,nature,love
