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'''Poetry Appreciation''' is widely agreed to be one of the most difficult spells ability to level. It has no real purpose besides doing it for its own sake. To level this skill, first you find an extremely rare Unidentified Poetry Book. Once you're identified it (provided you have the appropriate [[Art History]] level), you can read the book, rewarding you with a usually tiny amount of XPinterpret and appreciate poetry. 

Learning [[Poetry Appreciation]] can be accomplished through two methods.* Read an appraised Poetry Book which requires Level 0 [[Poetry Appreciation]].* To learn this skill, Stand near a Poetry Podium while another character reads a Poetry Book and provide a rating for the read several level 0 poem.Continue leveling [[Poetry Appreciation]] through:* Reading appraised Poetry Books.* Listening to Poetry books or Books read by others at a Poetry PrimerPodium, and providing ratings for the poems read. 

* None[[Oratory]] - A skill that can be leveled by reading poetry to others.* [[Art History]] - A skill required for the identification of looted poetry books.

=== Finding Unidentified Poetry Books ===Poetry shares Books can be found across [[Alharth]], usually in an unidentified form. Rudimentary knowledge of [[Art History]] is required to appraise an unidentified poetry book. After appraisal, the discovered Poetry Book will require a loot table with most scrolls, and therefore has specific level of [[Poetry Appreciation]] to read. Poetry Books have a chance of dropping from high-level mantisesany creature that drops scrolls, so [[Undead Anatomy|Undead]] and [[Arthropod Anatomy|Arthropods]] are usually targeted by prospective '''Poetry Appreciators'''. In particular, faces the Undead [[Face of death, Death]] in [[Borghild]] and skeleton assassins (and whatever other mobs the stronger [[Visage of Demise]] found across [[Rahu]] tend to drop many scrolls). The scrolls in Under the Hand dungeon are occasionally and recipes, including poetry books as well. {|{{STDT|sortable}}!Unidentified Book!Skill to Appraise!Potential Results|-|{{Item|Unidentified Poetry Book}}|[[Art History]] 20|{{Item|Poetry Primer}}, {{Item|"Worm Food"}}, {{Item|"The Magic Belt"}}, {{Item|"The Fall of Man" by Zini}}, {{Item|Gammo's "Legions of Stone"}}|-|{{Item|Unidentified Poetry book buffs last 2 hoursChapbook}}|[[Art History]] 25|{{Item|"Who Loves Mort?"}}, and buffs {{Item|"Rain Dances of the same type (+50 armorLost Tribe"}}, +100 armor{{Item|"Why Are There Bees" by Jim Hatcher}}, +150 armor) will overwrite with the highest valued one being used until its duration runs out rather than stacking.{{Item|"Battle of Fok"}}, {{Item|"Sunsets" by Enst}}|-|{{Item|Unidentified Poetry Volume}}|[[Art History]] 30|{{Item|"Till The Land By Moonlight"}}, {{Item|"Commentary on Slavery"}}, {{Item|"Horse, Carry My Topaz"}}, {{Item|"Collected Works of Gammo"}}, {{Item|"Kur Hauntings" by Zuk-Ghu}}|-|{{Item|Unidentified Poetry Book}}|[[Art History]] 35|{{Item|"Song of Ir-Hetsu"}}, {{Item|"The Tonsils of Truth" by Su-Moltik}}, {{Item|"The Face of Umrad" by Gammo}}, {{Item|"In Defense of Rakshasa Food"}}, {{Item|"The Harpy Lands" by Rosedriah}}|}=== Book Identification Previously Identified Poetry ===There are 3 different While most poetry is found in the form of unidentified poetry books, a few items can be found that do not require identification.*{{Item|Burial Poem}} - Does not grant [[Poetry Appreciation]] experience. Often collected for favor.*{{Item|Elven Verse}} - Does not grant [[Poetry Appreciation]] experience. Often collected for favor.*{{Item|Translated Goblin Poetry}} - Does not grant [[Poetry Appreciation]] experience. Often collected for favor.*{{Item|Goblin Poetry}} - Does not grant [[Poetry Appreciation]] experience. Often collected for favor.*{{Item|Rakshasa Poetry}} -Does not grant [[Poetry Appreciation]] experience. The one that requires Art History 20 produces books from Set 1, 25 produces Set 2, and 30 produces Set 3Often collected for favor. *{{Item|Gruzark's Chapbook comes }} - A consistent drop from the aspiring Goblin poet [[Gruzark]]. This item is recommended for aspirating poets who plan to attend a Poetry Jam.=== Poetry Book Bonuses ===*Note that some of the poetry book buffs below may be outdated.

!Poetry Level!XPEarned!Set #|-|{{Item|Poetry Primer}} || None || 0 || 500|-|{{Item|"Worm Food"}} || +4% Combat XP || 0 || 50|-|{{Item|Gruzark's Chapbook}} || +25% Psychic Mitigation || 5 || 10|-|{{Item|"The Magic Belt"}} || +2% Direct Damage || 5 || 75|-|{{Item|"The Fall of Man" by Zini}} || +4% Combat XP || 5 || 75

| Poetry Primer {{Item|Gammo's "Legions of Stone"}} | None |+25% Psychic Mitigation | 0 |10 | 500 || Set 1100

| {{Item|"Who Loves Mort? "}} || +50 Max Armor || 0 || 50 || Set 2

| Worm Food {{Item|"Rain Dances of the Lost Tribe"}} || +2 Direct Damage || 0 25% Psychic Mitigation || 50 3 || Set 175

|{{Item| "Rain Dances of the Lost TribeWhy Are There Bees" by Jim Hatcher}} || +252% Psychic MitigationCrafting XP || 3 15 || 75 || Set 2200

| Gruzark's Chapbook {{Item|"Battle of Fok"}} || +2 Direct Damage || 5 100 Max Armor || 10 20 || N/A400

| The Magic Belt {{Item|"Sunsets" by Enst}}|| +2550% Psychic Mitigation || 5 || 75 35 || Set 1750

|{{Item| "Till The Fall of ManLand By Moonlight" by Zini }} || +2 4% Direct Damage || 5 || 75 10 || Set 1100

| Gammo's {{Item|"Legions of StoneCommentary on Slavery" }} || +254% Psychic Mitigation Direct Damage || 10 || 100 25 || Set 1500

|{{Item| "Till The Land By MoonlightHorse, Carry My Topaz" }} || +2 Direct Damage 3.5% Crafting XP || 10 30 || 100 || Set 3600

|{{Item| "Why Are There BeesCollected Works of Gammo" by Jim Hatcher }} || +5075% Psychic Mitigation || 15 || 200 35 || Set 2750

|{{Item| "Battle of FokKur Hauntings" by Zuk-Ghu}} || +100 150 Max Armor || 20 || 400 45 || Set 21000

|{{Item| "Commentary on SlaverySong of Ir-Hetsu" }} || +752% Psychic Mitigation || 25 Direct Damage || 500 0 || Set 350

|{{Item| "Horse, Carry My TopazThe Tonsils of Truth" by Su-Moltik}} || +758% Psychic Mitigation || 30 Combat XP || 600 7 || Set 3200

|{{Item| "Collected Works The Face of Umrad" by Gammo" }} || +5 Direct Damage || 35 % Crafting XP || 750 23 || Set 3400

|{{Item| "SunsetsIn Defense of Rakshasa Food" by Enst }} || +150 Max Armor || 35 12% Combat XP || 750 38 || Set 2500

|{{Item| "Kur HauntingsThe Harpy Lands" by Zuk-Ghu Rosedriah}} || +150 Max Armor 6% Direct Damage || 45 48 || 1000 || Set 3