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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 buffs last 2 hoursBook}}|[[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 Chapbook}}|[[Art History]] 25|{{Item|"Who Loves Mort?"}}, and buffs {{Item|"Rain Dances of the same type (+50 armorLost Tribe"}}, {{Item|"Why Are There Bees" by Jim Hatcher}}, {{Item|"Battle of Fok"}}, {{Item|"Sunsets" by Enst}}|-|{{Item|Unidentified Poetry Volume}}|[[Art History]] 30|{{Item|"Till The Land By Moonlight"}}, +100 armor{{Item|"Commentary on Slavery"}}, +150 armor) will overwrite with the highest valued one being used until its duration runs out rather than stacking.{{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 4 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. The one that requires Art History 20 produces books from Set 1, 25 produces Set 2, 30 produces Set 3, and 35 produces Set 4*{{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. Often 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

| Poetry Primer {{Item|"Worm Food"}} | None | +4% Combat XP || 0 || 500 || Set 150

| Who Loves Mort? {{Item|Gruzark's Chapbook}} || +50 Max Armor || 0 25% Psychic Mitigation || 50 5 || Set 210

| Worm Food {{Item|"The Magic Belt"}} || +2 % Direct Damage || 0 || 50 5 || Set 175

|{{Item| "Rain Dances The Fall of the Lost TribeMan" by Zini}} || +254% Psychic MitigationCombat XP || 3 5 || 75 || Set 2

| Gruzark{{Item|Gammo's Chapbook "Legions of Stone"}} || +2 Direct Damage || 5 25% Psychic Mitigation || 10 || N/A100

| The Magic Belt {{Item|"Who Loves Mort?"}} || +25% Psychic Mitigation || 5 50 Max Armor || 75 0 || Set 150

|{{Item| "The Fall Rain Dances of Manthe Lost Tribe" by Zini }} || +2 Direct Damage 25% Psychic Mitigation || 5 3 || 75 || Set 1

| Gammo's {{Item|"Legions of StoneWhy Are There Bees" by Jim Hatcher}} || +252% Psychic Mitigation || 10 Crafting XP || 100 15 || Set 1200

|{{Item| "Till The Land By MoonlightBattle of Fok" }} || +2 Direct Damage 100 Max Armor || 10 || 100 20 || Set 3400

|{{Item| "Why Are There BeesSunsets" by Jim Hatcher Enst}}|| +50% Psychic Mitigation || 15 || 200 35 || Set 2750

|{{Item| "Battle of FokTill The Land By Moonlight" }} || +100 Max Armor 4% Direct Damage || 20 10 || 400 || Set 2100

|{{Item| "The Face of UmradCommentary on Slavery" by Gammo }} || ? +4% Direct Damage || 23 25 || ? || Set 4500

|{{Item| "Commentary on SlaveryHorse, Carry My Topaz" }} || +753.5% Psychic Mitigation Crafting XP || 25 30 || 500 || Set 3600

|{{Item| "Horse, Carry My TopazCollected Works of Gammo" }} || +75% Psychic Mitigation || 30 || 600 35 || Set 3750

|{{Item| "Collected Works of GammoKur Hauntings" by Zuk-Ghu}} || +5 Direct Damage || 35 150 Max Armor || 750 45 || Set 31000

|{{Item| "SunsetsSong of Ir-Hetsu" by Enst }} || +150 Max Armor 2% Direct Damage || 35 0 || 750 || Set 250

|{{Item| "Kur HauntingsThe Tonsils of Truth" by ZukSu-Ghu Moltik}} || +150 Max Armor || 45 8% Combat XP || 1000 7 || Set 3200

|{{Item|"The Face of Umrad" by Gammo}} || +5% Crafting XP || 23 || 400|-|{{Item|"In Defense of Rakshasa Food"}} || +12% Combat XP || 38 || 500|-|{{Item| "The Harpy Lands" by Rosediah Rosedriah}} || ? 6% Direct Damage || 48 || ? || Set 41000