pˈoʊɪtɹi ɐpˈɪɹz ɐmˌʌŋ ðɪ ˈɜːlɪɪst ɹˈɛkɚdz ʌv mˈoʊst lˈɪɾɚɹət kˈʌltʃɚz, wɪð poʊˈɛɾɪk fɹˈæɡmənts fˈaʊnd ˌɔn ˈɜːli mˈɑːnoʊlˌɪθs, ɹˈuːnstoʊnz, ænd stˈɛliː.
Poetry appears among the earliest records of most literate cultures, with poetic fragments found on early monoliths, runestones, and stelae.