Articles related to "American Poetry"
A Little Something On Poetry
A little ditty about poetry with some poems thrown in for good measure.
poetry • national poetry month • langston hughes • african american poetry • poetry day
A little ditty about poetry with some poems thrown in for good measure.
poetry • national poetry month • langston hughes • african american poetry • poetry day
Activist for African American Literature
I am not an activist but if I had to choose, one agenda to champion my choice would be reading African American literature and Poetry.
african americans • african american literature • african american poetry • william raspberry • rita dove
I am not an activist but if I had to choose, one agenda to champion my choice would be reading African American literature and Poetry.
african americans • african american literature • african american poetry • william raspberry • rita dove
HIGH Flying Verse
Poet Paul Beatty pilots his verse out past NBA stars with dazzling talents, past college all-Americans, into far-flung constellations.
paul beatty • african american poet • african american poetry • three point shot from andromeda • basketball
Poet Paul Beatty pilots his verse out past NBA stars with dazzling talents, past college all-Americans, into far-flung constellations.
paul beatty • african american poet • african american poetry • three point shot from andromeda • basketball
Literary Pioneers
Phillis Wheatley’s success as a writer dismissed any notions that African slaves were less intelligent than their captives.
phillis wheatley • african american literature • african american poetry • slave literature
Phillis Wheatley’s success as a writer dismissed any notions that African slaves were less intelligent than their captives.
phillis wheatley • african american literature • african american poetry • slave literature
Literary Pioneers
Phillis Wheatley’s success as a writer dismissed any notions that African slaves were less intelligent than their captives.
phillis wheatley • african american literature • african american poetry • slave literature
Phillis Wheatley’s success as a writer dismissed any notions that African slaves were less intelligent than their captives.
phillis wheatley • african american literature • african american poetry • slave literature
Love's austere and lonely offices
<i>"Those Winter Sundays"</i> by Robert Hayden a serious poet respected for both his discipline and craftsmanship in the area of poetry.
robert hayden • african american poet • those winter sundays • african american poetry • poets
<i>"Those Winter Sundays"</i> by Robert Hayden a serious poet respected for both his discipline and craftsmanship in the area of poetry.
robert hayden • african american poet • those winter sundays • african american poetry • poets
Lovestories.com; You've seen the site now read the book!
Alanna Webb of Lovestories.com tells about her explosive site and the exciting new poetry anthology, Bytes of Love.
lovestories.com • tracy roberts • poetry • african american poetry • alanna webb
Alanna Webb of Lovestories.com tells about her explosive site and the exciting new poetry anthology, Bytes of Love.
lovestories.com • tracy roberts • poetry • african american poetry • alanna webb
Most Way Home
<i>"Most Way Home"</i> leaves warmth and comfort in the knowledge that an internal history is alive in its pages.
most way home • kevin young • african american poet • writer • afro american writer
<i>"Most Way Home"</i> leaves warmth and comfort in the knowledge that an internal history is alive in its pages.
most way home • kevin young • african american poet • writer • afro american writer
Philip Freneau: Father of American Poetry
Freneau was a romantic at heart, but because of the nature of the political atmosphere in which he lived, he became a political satirist of the British during the revolutionary era.
freneau • poetry • american • revolution • england
Freneau was a romantic at heart, but because of the nature of the political atmosphere in which he lived, he became a political satirist of the British during the revolutionary era.
freneau • poetry • american • revolution • england
Putting Together the Pieces (Part Two of Two)
The Struggle for Identity of American Modernist Poet H.D., As Manifested In Her Novel, HERmione, And In Her Early Modernist Poetry
american poetry • modernism • hilda doolittle • hermione • leda
The Struggle for Identity of American Modernist Poet H.D., As Manifested In Her Novel, HERmione, And In Her Early Modernist Poetry
american poetry • modernism • hilda doolittle • hermione • leda
Ted Kooser: New Poet Laureate
Nebraskan Ted Kooser appointed poet laureate.
poet laureate • american poetry • library of congress
Nebraskan Ted Kooser appointed poet laureate.
poet laureate • american poetry • library of congress
The Book of David by Lucille Clifton
Lucille Clifton in a series of poems, "the book of David" from her poetry collection entitled "the terrible stories" renders a portrait of a giant of a man as seen through...
lucille clifton • african american poetry • african american poets • king david • national book award
Lucille Clifton in a series of poems, "the book of David" from her poetry collection entitled "the terrible stories" renders a portrait of a giant of a man as seen through...
lucille clifton • african american poetry • african american poets • king david • national book award
Thomas and Beulah by Rita Dove
Like snapshots in a photo album, Rita Dove’s award winning collection of poetry <b>"Thomas and Beulah"</b> provide glimpses...
rita dove • african american women • african american poet • african american poetry • poet laureate
Like snapshots in a photo album, Rita Dove’s award winning collection of poetry <b>"Thomas and Beulah"</b> provide glimpses...
rita dove • african american women • african american poet • african american poetry • poet laureate
Women's Writing Topics
Review of two Suite 101.com topics devoted to women's writing.
review • african american literature • african american • poetry • women's poetry
Review of two Suite 101.com topics devoted to women's writing.
review • african american literature • african american • poetry • women's poetry
"Grape Leaves": A Book Review
A book review of Grape Leaves: A Century of Arab-American Poetry
poems • arab • arabic • arabic poems • arab-americans
A book review of Grape Leaves: A Century of Arab-American Poetry
poems • arab • arabic • arabic poems • arab-americans
Dickinson’s Winter Welcome
The speaker in Emily Dickinson's short winter poem slyly humbles the cold season but not before distinguishing its multitude of genuine positive attributes.
dickinson’s winter welcome • winter is good — his hoar delights • robert frost’s tricky speakers • slant rime • summer
The speaker in Emily Dickinson's short winter poem slyly humbles the cold season but not before distinguishing its multitude of genuine positive attributes.
dickinson’s winter welcome • winter is good — his hoar delights • robert frost’s tricky speakers • slant rime • summer
Words! Words!
A review of Jessie Redmon Fauset inspirational love poem and the concept she succeeded in revealing, along with a biography of her life as one of the elite women of the Harlem Renaissance.
jessie fauset • poem • harlem • renaissance • harlem renaissance
A review of Jessie Redmon Fauset inspirational love poem and the concept she succeeded in revealing, along with a biography of her life as one of the elite women of the Harlem Renaissance.
jessie fauset • poem • harlem • renaissance • harlem renaissance
Keats’ 'Ode to Autumn'
Autumn is considered a very poetic season; perhaps more poems have been written about autumn than any of the other seasons. Beauty and melancholy are enticing.
john keats • ode to autumn • a celebration of beauty • rime • stanza
Autumn is considered a very poetic season; perhaps more poems have been written about autumn than any of the other seasons. Beauty and melancholy are enticing.
john keats • ode to autumn • a celebration of beauty • rime • stanza
William Blake’s ‘The Schoolboy’
While mentioning summer, William Blake's "The Schoolboy" is not really a poem that focuses on summer, but a lament of a youngster who simply hates to attend school.
william blake’s the schoolboy • learning in a cage • rime scheme ababb • samuel taylor coleridge • suspension of disbelief
While mentioning summer, William Blake's "The Schoolboy" is not really a poem that focuses on summer, but a lament of a youngster who simply hates to attend school.
william blake’s the schoolboy • learning in a cage • rime scheme ababb • samuel taylor coleridge • suspension of disbelief
Farmer/Poet Frost
The speaker in Robert Frost's sonnet, "Putting in the Seed," dramatizes his deep love for the simple act of planting seeds in the earth's rich soil.
farmer/poet • analysis of robert frost's ‘putting in the seed’ • elizabethan sonnet • rime scheme • ababcdcdefefgg
The speaker in Robert Frost's sonnet, "Putting in the Seed," dramatizes his deep love for the simple act of planting seeds in the earth's rich soil.
farmer/poet • analysis of robert frost's ‘putting in the seed’ • elizabethan sonnet • rime scheme • ababcdcdefefgg
Amy Lowell’s ‘Penumbra’
Unlike the nostalgic looking back into the past of Whittier and Riley, Amy Lowell's poem, "Penumbra," looks into the future after the speaker's death.
amy lowell’s ‘penumbra’ • an after death presence • as i sit here in the quiet summer night • verse paragraph • sitting here in the summer night
Unlike the nostalgic looking back into the past of Whittier and Riley, Amy Lowell's poem, "Penumbra," looks into the future after the speaker's death.
amy lowell’s ‘penumbra’ • an after death presence • as i sit here in the quiet summer night • verse paragraph • sitting here in the summer night
Announcing Norway's Centennial Anniversary Poetry Competition Winners
This year, Norway celebrates a remarkable 100 years of independence. In honor of this grand occasion, readers have been sending in their own original poetry for Norwegian Culture’s Centennial Anniversary Poetry Competition. After a difficult deliberation, three winners (Susi Lyback-Dahl, Karen Pollard, and David Moe) were selected for their expressive nature and obvious engagement in the topic of national sentiment.
norway's centennial anniversary poetry competition • 100 years of norway • norwegian independence • patriotic poetry • norwegian-american poetry
This year, Norway celebrates a remarkable 100 years of independence. In honor of this grand occasion, readers have been sending in their own original poetry for Norwegian Culture’s Centennial Anniversary Poetry Competition. After a difficult deliberation, three winners (Susi Lyback-Dahl, Karen Pollard, and David Moe) were selected for their expressive nature and obvious engagement in the topic of national sentiment.
norway's centennial anniversary poetry competition • 100 years of norway • norwegian independence • patriotic poetry • norwegian-american poetry
Chilean Poet Gabriela Mistral
Short biography of Lucila Godoy de Alcayaga (aka Gabriela Mistral), Chilean teacher, diplomat, and gifted poet.
gabriela mistral • desolacion gabriela mistral • poet • writing poetry • poems
Short biography of Lucila Godoy de Alcayaga (aka Gabriela Mistral), Chilean teacher, diplomat, and gifted poet.
gabriela mistral • desolacion gabriela mistral • poet • writing poetry • poems
Dickinson’s Winter
Emily Dickinson's winter poem, "Like Brooms of Steel," dramatizes the cold stillness of the season for the always-observant poet who saw "New Englandly."
dickinson’s winter • like brooms of steel • it sifts from leaden sieves • new englandly • poets.org
Emily Dickinson's winter poem, "Like Brooms of Steel," dramatizes the cold stillness of the season for the always-observant poet who saw "New Englandly."
dickinson’s winter • like brooms of steel • it sifts from leaden sieves • new englandly • poets.org
Frost’s ‘The Witch of Coös’
Full of Halloween imagery, Frost's "The Witch of Coös" appeared in his collection titled New Hampshire, his first effort to win the Pulitzer Prize.
robert frost • the witch of coösbones in the attic • drama • two old believers • halloween
Full of Halloween imagery, Frost's "The Witch of Coös" appeared in his collection titled New Hampshire, his first effort to win the Pulitzer Prize.
robert frost • the witch of coösbones in the attic • drama • two old believers • halloween
Kenneth Fearing: Biography
Fearing's poetry and writing offer a unique use of language and a glimpse into the darker, quirkier side of 20th century American life.
kenneth fearing • american poets • american poetry • walt whitman • the big clock
Fearing's poetry and writing offer a unique use of language and a glimpse into the darker, quirkier side of 20th century American life.
kenneth fearing • american poets • american poetry • walt whitman • the big clock
Louise Erdrich's "Jacklight"
An explication of Edrich's "Jacklight" offering insight into the theme of mapping in Native American poetry. Discover what happens when two very different cultures meet.
louise erdrich • jacklight • poetry • poem • native american
An explication of Edrich's "Jacklight" offering insight into the theme of mapping in Native American poetry. Discover what happens when two very different cultures meet.
louise erdrich • jacklight • poetry • poem • native american
Robert Frost’s The Road Not Taken
Getting to grips with Robert Frost's most ambiguous poem.
road not taken • robert frost • poetry about fate and free will • human choices • and that has made all the difference
Getting to grips with Robert Frost's most ambiguous poem.
road not taken • robert frost • poetry about fate and free will • human choices • and that has made all the difference
Robinson Jeffers Resurrected
Robinson Jeffers is an important and still-neglected American poet. His ecological and literary vision of the land was prophetic. He died on January 20th, 1962.
robinson jeffers • american poetry modernist • poets from carmel • anti-modernism poetry • inhumanism philosphy
Robinson Jeffers is an important and still-neglected American poet. His ecological and literary vision of the land was prophetic. He died on January 20th, 1962.
robinson jeffers • american poetry modernist • poets from carmel • anti-modernism poetry • inhumanism philosphy
The Golden Gate by Vikram Seth
Vikram Seth's 1986 novel-in-verse was such a long-shot that the author makes Shakespearian voice-overs explaining his hopes and misgivings. Now it's a must-read for poets
vikram seth's the golden gate • novel-in-verse • the golden gate by vikram seth • verse novel by vikram seth • book-length poem
Vikram Seth's 1986 novel-in-verse was such a long-shot that the author makes Shakespearian voice-overs explaining his hopes and misgivings. Now it's a must-read for poets
vikram seth's the golden gate • novel-in-verse • the golden gate by vikram seth • verse novel by vikram seth • book-length poem
Why Poets Read Gertrude Stein
Soul-mate of Picasso, Cubist word-painter, American poet Gertrude Stein is hard to read. But you can learn a lot as a developing writer from making the effort.
gertrude stein • modern american poetry • avant garde writing • sound poetry • cubism
Soul-mate of Picasso, Cubist word-painter, American poet Gertrude Stein is hard to read. But you can learn a lot as a developing writer from making the effort.
gertrude stein • modern american poetry • avant garde writing • sound poetry • cubism
Writers Don't Really Die
The African writer, Chinua Achebe in his classic novel, "Things Fall Apart" said it best: "There is no better time to talk about the living than when we remember the dead."
raymond patterson • african american literature • african american poetry • black writer • black poet
The African writer, Chinua Achebe in his classic novel, "Things Fall Apart" said it best: "There is no better time to talk about the living than when we remember the dead."
raymond patterson • african american literature • african american poetry • black writer • black poet
December Poet – Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson was born December 10, 1830, in Amherst, Massachusetts. Her poem "'Twas just this time, last year, I died" looks beyond the death of the speaker.
emily dickinson • ’twas just this time last year i died • amherst • slant rime • death
Emily Dickinson was born December 10, 1830, in Amherst, Massachusetts. Her poem "'Twas just this time, last year, I died" looks beyond the death of the speaker.
emily dickinson • ’twas just this time last year i died • amherst • slant rime • death
Philip Freneau
Philip Freneau was the first American born poet, who earned a reputation as a revolutionary pamphleteer satirizing the British in the struggle for American independence.
philip freneau • poety and politics • father of american poetry • poet of the revloution • pamphleteer
Philip Freneau was the first American born poet, who earned a reputation as a revolutionary pamphleteer satirizing the British in the struggle for American independence.
philip freneau • poety and politics • father of american poetry • poet of the revloution • pamphleteer
Rethinking Cummings' Poem
An astute reader has suggested that Cummings' poem would make more sense if the reader understands the speaker to be addressing a newborn baby instead of a lover.
rethinking cummings' poem • somewhere i have never travelled gladly beyond • newborn child • woman/lover • a flawed love poem
An astute reader has suggested that Cummings' poem would make more sense if the reader understands the speaker to be addressing a newborn baby instead of a lover.
rethinking cummings' poem • somewhere i have never travelled gladly beyond • newborn child • woman/lover • a flawed love poem
The Versanelle
Often employing the usual poetic devices, the versanelle is a crafty little form whose elements include brevity, narration, critique of human nature, and a punch line.
versanelle • epigram • metaphor • narration • robert frost
Often employing the usual poetic devices, the versanelle is a crafty little form whose elements include brevity, narration, critique of human nature, and a punch line.
versanelle • epigram • metaphor • narration • robert frost
Dickinson's Slant of Light
Dickinson was a keen observer of her environment, dramatizing her reactions in poems. Her sense of melancholy informs her observations of light on winter afternoons.
emily dickinson • there's a certain slant of light • intuition • poem 258 in johnson • rime scheme abcb
Dickinson was a keen observer of her environment, dramatizing her reactions in poems. Her sense of melancholy informs her observations of light on winter afternoons.
emily dickinson • there's a certain slant of light • intuition • poem 258 in johnson • rime scheme abcb
Robert Frost's Golden Moments
One of Frost's most analyzed poems, "Nothing Gold Can Stay" dramatizes the very human desire to hold on to what it has deemed "golden."
robert frost • nothing gold can stay • losing spring • gold • short poem
One of Frost's most analyzed poems, "Nothing Gold Can Stay" dramatizes the very human desire to hold on to what it has deemed "golden."
robert frost • nothing gold can stay • losing spring • gold • short poem
Robert Frost’s "Out, Out – "
This is one of Robert Frost's more shocking poems, dealing with the violent maiming and death of a young boy as he chops wood on the family farm.
robert frost out out • shakespeare and frost • macbeth and out out • work in poetry • death in poetry
This is one of Robert Frost's more shocking poems, dealing with the violent maiming and death of a young boy as he chops wood on the family farm.
robert frost out out • shakespeare and frost • macbeth and out out • work in poetry • death in poetry
Baseball in American Letters
Baseball has often appeared as a symbol of American Life in many great novels and some really simple but wonderful poems.
baseball in american literature • baseball in american poetry • casey at the bat poem • tinker to evers to chance • franklin pierce adams
Baseball has often appeared as a symbol of American Life in many great novels and some really simple but wonderful poems.
baseball in american literature • baseball in american poetry • casey at the bat poem • tinker to evers to chance • franklin pierce adams
Ezra Pound - Lone Ant from the Broken Anthill
The poet Ezra Pound, was a significant force in returning poetry to a more natural voice. His influence on poets in the 20th century is incalcuable. But what of the ideas? Pound was arrested for treason and spent thirteen years incarcerated in a mental institution. Billy Marshall Stoneking talks about why.
ezra pound • modern poetry • sixteen words for water • billy marshall stoneking • american poetry
The poet Ezra Pound, was a significant force in returning poetry to a more natural voice. His influence on poets in the 20th century is incalcuable. But what of the ideas? Pound was arrested for treason and spent thirteen years incarcerated in a mental institution. Billy Marshall Stoneking talks about why.
ezra pound • modern poetry • sixteen words for water • billy marshall stoneking • american poetry
Maverick Magazine
Maverick Magazine is a deceptive zine. Plain and unadorned on the outside but when you open it up WHAM!! it hits you dead on. This is a great zine.
poetry • poetry zine • zine • magazine • jefferson adams
Maverick Magazine is a deceptive zine. Plain and unadorned on the outside but when you open it up WHAM!! it hits you dead on. This is a great zine.
poetry • poetry zine • zine • magazine • jefferson adams
Poetry and Western Films
In response to inaccurate and damaging portrayals of Native American culture and U.S. history in Western films, poets have created art that communicates the truth.
western film • the west • the old west • western movies • old west movies
In response to inaccurate and damaging portrayals of Native American culture and U.S. history in Western films, poets have created art that communicates the truth.
western film • the west • the old west • western movies • old west movies
Operation Homecoming: Troops Talk
Enlisted men and women write about their experiences in the war. Essays, letters, and poems give insight into the every-day experiences of military families since 9/11.
operation homecoming • andrew carroll • troops write • iraq war • writer's workshops
Enlisted men and women write about their experiences in the war. Essays, letters, and poems give insight into the every-day experiences of military families since 9/11.
operation homecoming • andrew carroll • troops write • iraq war • writer's workshops
Robert Frost's Stopping by Woods
How many of us have occasionally wanted to get away from it all for a while? Put our responsibilities to one side and just think about ourselves?
robert frost • stopping by woods on a snowy evening • poems about life and death • freedom versus responsibility • poems about nature
How many of us have occasionally wanted to get away from it all for a while? Put our responsibilities to one side and just think about ourselves?
robert frost • stopping by woods on a snowy evening • poems about life and death • freedom versus responsibility • poems about nature
Robert Frost: Hyla Brook
A beautiful poem in which Robert Frost expresses a deep love for Nature in all its forms.
robert frost hyla brook • hyla frogs • frost and poetic inspiration • frost and nature • frost and changing seasons
A beautiful poem in which Robert Frost expresses a deep love for Nature in all its forms.
robert frost hyla brook • hyla frogs • frost and poetic inspiration • frost and nature • frost and changing seasons
Robert Frost: The Most of It
This short poem tells of a lonely man seeking human contact, and his fleeting encounter with a buck who just couldn't care less.
robert frost the most of it • frost poems about nature • iambic pentameter poetry • use of structure in poetry • how to make the most of life
This short poem tells of a lonely man seeking human contact, and his fleeting encounter with a buck who just couldn't care less.
robert frost the most of it • frost poems about nature • iambic pentameter poetry • use of structure in poetry • how to make the most of life
Robert Frost’s Putting in the Seed
Students of Robert Frost's poetry will be familiar with the poet expressing a love of nature and its beauty. The love in this poem is of a more physical kind...
robert frost • putting in the seed • sonnet form • poems about love • poems about sex
Students of Robert Frost's poetry will be familiar with the poet expressing a love of nature and its beauty. The love in this poem is of a more physical kind...
robert frost • putting in the seed • sonnet form • poems about love • poems about sex
Sedam's Joseph
Discounting the viability of virgin birth, the speaker of Malcolm M. Sedam's "Joseph" poses as Joseph to act as an iconoclastic myth buster.
malcolm m sedam • joseph • postmodernist betrayal • iconoclasitc • myth buster
Discounting the viability of virgin birth, the speaker of Malcolm M. Sedam's "Joseph" poses as Joseph to act as an iconoclastic myth buster.
malcolm m sedam • joseph • postmodernist betrayal • iconoclasitc • myth buster
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