Articles related to "Contemporary Poetry"

After surviving the horrific violence of World War II, Charles Simic uses poetry to expose humanity's violent past.

Language for a New Century (W.W. Norton, 2008) is an exceptional anthology of contemporary Middle Eastern and Asian poetry featuring over 400 poems from 61 countries.

Mary Oliver inhabits as intimately as possible what lies outside her door, creating poems that are ekphrastic odes to the natural order.

In 2002 when blogging was a nascent form, poet and critic Ron Silliman launched his weblog about poetry. It has since received over a million and a half visitors.

Alison Townsend is the author of two books of poetry, "The Blue Dress" and "What The Body Knows". She has an amazing ability to convey deep sorrow in her delicate poems.

Every field of study has its scholars, critics, and commentarians, who employ terminological tools appropriate to their unique purposes. So it is with poetry commentary.

Teaching poetry can seem a daunting task. By bringing the music, form and imagery of a poem to life, it can instead be a rewarding one.

Known mostly for her feminist columns, writer Katha Pollitt is also a great (but largely unknown) poet in her own right.

Contemporary poetry is often considered to be divorced from the practice of form. However, no good poetry is truly free verse. Incorporating form leads to poetic power.

Speed up your maturity as a poet by understanding practiced methods of using allitteration.

It’s an altered book based on the 19th century hit novel-in-verse Lucile. It’s fiction. It’s Journal: The Short Life and Mysterious Death of Amy Zoe Mason.

W. H. Auden was born February 21, 1907, in York, England. One of his most noted poems is "Funeral Blues," which was featured in the movie Four Weddings and a Funeral.

An inexpensive but thoughtful gift for the holidays can help keep things friendly between you and your roommate. Here are some ideas.

What if poetry books were illustrated in the same way as altered books? Would we read differently? Are words strengthened or weakened by the introduction of image?

Poet Ted Kooser initiated the American Life in Poetry project during his term as U.S. Poet Laureate 2004-2006. The project is still going strong.

Before the age of the novel, much of history and literature was written in narrative verse. With the resurgence of book-length poems, we return to our Homeric roots.

National Poetry Month is almost here again. The poster for the Academy of American Poets' 2009 National Poetry Month asks the question, "Dare I disturb the universe?"

A lyric and challenging collection of essays by Adrienne Rich, one of America's most influential contemporary poets.

How easy is it to find poetry publishers? To some disillusioned poets, it seems almost impossible. These tips will help smooth the way to poetry publishing for writers.

Poetry often involves nature in its description. An experienced poet explains how to use devices that express a connection between nature and human experiences in poetry.