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topographical poetry, verse genre of poetry characterized by the description of a particular landscape. A subgenre, the prospect poem, details the view from a height. The form was established by John Denham in 1642 with the publication of his poem Cooper’s Hill. Topographical poems were at their peak of popularity in the 17th and 18th centuries, though there are examples from the early 19th century, including several poems by George Crabbe, as well as by such modern writers as John Betjeman and Ted Hughes.

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