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The Roses of Haye by Andrew Verrett
A review of the new poetic novel, "The Roses of Haye" by Andrew Verrett, followed by the best places online to purchase the book.
poetry • love • couplets • romance • novels
A review of the new poetic novel, "The Roses of Haye" by Andrew Verrett, followed by the best places online to purchase the book.
poetry • love • couplets • romance • novels
Davies' Leisure
W. H. Davies' speaker bemoans the lack of leisure in society as he explores the idea of time and leisure used simply to observe natural events as they unfold.
w. h. davies • leisure • no time to stand and stare • couplet • what is ths life
W. H. Davies' speaker bemoans the lack of leisure in society as he explores the idea of time and leisure used simply to observe natural events as they unfold.
w. h. davies • leisure • no time to stand and stare • couplet • what is ths life
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
Shakespeare Sonnet 34
Sonnet 34 portrays with an extended metaphor of weather, sun, and clouds the crests and troughs of the ever-evolving activity of the speaker's writing talent.
shakespeare • sonnet 34 • why didst thou promise such a beauteous day • extended metaphor • quatrain
Sonnet 34 portrays with an extended metaphor of weather, sun, and clouds the crests and troughs of the ever-evolving activity of the speaker's writing talent.
shakespeare • sonnet 34 • why didst thou promise such a beauteous day • extended metaphor • quatrain
Hindu Scripture: Tirukural
An introduction to the Hindu scripture Tirukural, composed by Saint Tiruvalluvar, more than two thousand years ago.
tirukural • tiruvalluvar • hinduism • scripture
An introduction to the Hindu scripture Tirukural, composed by Saint Tiruvalluvar, more than two thousand years ago.
tirukural • tiruvalluvar • hinduism • scripture
The Other Way 'Round
J.R.R. Tolkien learned about philology and mythology through the study of Greek literature. What does Middle-earth owe to his lifelong interest in the Classics? How did he bring classical and medieval literature and poetry together to create a modern literary tradition which he so uniquely defines?
beowulf • the fall of troy • the iliad • the epic cycle • homer
J.R.R. Tolkien learned about philology and mythology through the study of Greek literature. What does Middle-earth owe to his lifelong interest in the Classics? How did he bring classical and medieval literature and poetry together to create a modern literary tradition which he so uniquely defines?
beowulf • the fall of troy • the iliad • the epic cycle • homer
Frost’s Nothing Gold Can Stay
Most of us have our own favourite season, whether it be the golden leaves of autumn or the balmy evenings of summer. For Frost, the peak of the year seems to be spring.
robert frost • nothing gold can stay • changing seasons • poems about spring • garden of eden
Most of us have our own favourite season, whether it be the golden leaves of autumn or the balmy evenings of summer. For Frost, the peak of the year seems to be spring.
robert frost • nothing gold can stay • changing seasons • poems about spring • garden of eden
How to Make Vacation Poetry Scrapbooks
Use vacation pictures and original poems to create a family scrapbook!
vacation photos • adjective poems • free verse • limericks • rhyming couplets
Use vacation pictures and original poems to create a family scrapbook!
vacation photos • adjective poems • free verse • limericks • rhyming couplets
Shakespeare Sonnet 10
In Sonnet 10, the speaker challenges the young man's sense of self, regarding his love and affection for others. The speaker exaggerates the lack as "murderous hate."
shakespeare sonnet 10 • for shame! deny that thou bear’st love to any • young man • quatrains • couplet
In Sonnet 10, the speaker challenges the young man's sense of self, regarding his love and affection for others. The speaker exaggerates the lack as "murderous hate."
shakespeare sonnet 10 • for shame! deny that thou bear’st love to any • young man • quatrains • couplet
Shakespeare Sonnet 138
The speaker in Sonnet 138 confesses to a less than perfect relationship based on lies and deceit of which each partner is aware, yet they continue to flatter each other.
shakespeare sonnet 138 • when my love swears that she is made of truth • quatrain • couplet • vainly thinking
The speaker in Sonnet 138 confesses to a less than perfect relationship based on lies and deceit of which each partner is aware, yet they continue to flatter each other.
shakespeare sonnet 138 • when my love swears that she is made of truth • quatrain • couplet • vainly thinking
Shakespeare Sonnet 16
The speaker of Sonnet 16 likens the struggle with time to war. The young man is at war with Time as if it were a bloody tyrant he has encountered on a battlefield.
shakespeare sonnet 16 • but wherefore do not you a mightier way • quatrain • couplet • lines of life
The speaker of Sonnet 16 likens the struggle with time to war. The young man is at war with Time as if it were a bloody tyrant he has encountered on a battlefield.
shakespeare sonnet 16 • but wherefore do not you a mightier way • quatrain • couplet • lines of life
Shakespeare Sonnet 20
In Sonnet 20, the speaker again addresses his poem, likening it to a woman's charms, but finding it less fickle and more capable of consistently shielding love.
shakespeare sonnet 20 • ‘a woman’s face with nature’s own hand painted’ • young man • scholars • quatrain
In Sonnet 20, the speaker again addresses his poem, likening it to a woman's charms, but finding it less fickle and more capable of consistently shielding love.
shakespeare sonnet 20 • ‘a woman’s face with nature’s own hand painted’ • young man • scholars • quatrain
Shakespeare Sonnet 30
Sonnet 30 belongs to the group that is mistakenly thought to be addressed to a young man, but no young man appears, only a "dear friend"-only his poetic talent.
shakespeare sonnet 30 • when to the sessions of sweet silent thought • quatrain • couplet • sorrow
Sonnet 30 belongs to the group that is mistakenly thought to be addressed to a young man, but no young man appears, only a "dear friend"-only his poetic talent.
shakespeare sonnet 30 • when to the sessions of sweet silent thought • quatrain • couplet • sorrow
Shakespeare Sonnet 31
The speaker/poet dramatizes the importance and function of his poetry: through his talent, his friends and lovers whom he thought dead remain alive in his poem.
shakespeare sonnet 31 • thy bosom is endeared with all hearts • talent • love • art
The speaker/poet dramatizes the importance and function of his poetry: through his talent, his friends and lovers whom he thought dead remain alive in his poem.
shakespeare sonnet 31 • thy bosom is endeared with all hearts • talent • love • art
Shakespeare Sonnet 32
In Shakespeare sonnet 32, the speaker seems more humble than usual about his poems as he addresses a loved one.
shakespeare sonnet 32 • if thou survive my well-contented day • compare them with the bettering of the time • quatrian • couplet
In Shakespeare sonnet 32, the speaker seems more humble than usual about his poems as he addresses a loved one.
shakespeare sonnet 32 • if thou survive my well-contented day • compare them with the bettering of the time • quatrian • couplet
Shakespeare Sonnet 33
The extended metaphor of sonnet 33 dramatizes clouds hiding the sun. The sun represents the speaker's writing talent or muse, and the clouds are lulls in inspiration.
william shakespeare • sonnet 33 • full many a glorious morning have i seen • anon permit the basest clouds to ride • quatrain
The extended metaphor of sonnet 33 dramatizes clouds hiding the sun. The sun represents the speaker's writing talent or muse, and the clouds are lulls in inspiration.
william shakespeare • sonnet 33 • full many a glorious morning have i seen • anon permit the basest clouds to ride • quatrain
Shakespeare Sonnet 36
The speaker/poet of Sonnet 36 again addresses his poem, dramatizing the unique duality of unity and separation, as the artist experiences those two phenomena.
shakespeare • sonnet 36 • let me confess that we two must be twain • our undivided loves are one • quatrain
The speaker/poet of Sonnet 36 again addresses his poem, dramatizing the unique duality of unity and separation, as the artist experiences those two phenomena.
shakespeare • sonnet 36 • let me confess that we two must be twain • our undivided loves are one • quatrain
Shakespeare Sonnet 4
Each "marriage sonnet" employs a particular metaphor, but the speaker continues with his one theme; he is trying to persuade the young man to marry and produce offspring.
shakespeare sonnet 4 • unthrifty loveliness why dost thou spend • marriage sonnets • metaphor • quatrain
Each "marriage sonnet" employs a particular metaphor, but the speaker continues with his one theme; he is trying to persuade the young man to marry and produce offspring.
shakespeare sonnet 4 • unthrifty loveliness why dost thou spend • marriage sonnets • metaphor • quatrain
Shakespeare Sonnet 6
Sonnet 6 might be considered a companion piece to Sonnet 5 as the speaker opens by referring to the metaphor he used in the earlier sonnet, the distillation of flowers.
shakespeare sonnet 6 • then let not winter’s ragged hand deface • young man • offspring • sonnet
Sonnet 6 might be considered a companion piece to Sonnet 5 as the speaker opens by referring to the metaphor he used in the earlier sonnet, the distillation of flowers.
shakespeare sonnet 6 • then let not winter’s ragged hand deface • young man • offspring • sonnet
Shakespeare Sonnet 9
In Sonnet 9, the speaker queries the young man about another possible reason for his remaining single: does he fear leaving some poor woman a widow?
shakespeare sonnet 9 • is it for fear to wet a widow’s eye • chiding the young man for not marrying • a crying widow • issuless
In Sonnet 9, the speaker queries the young man about another possible reason for his remaining single: does he fear leaving some poor woman a widow?
shakespeare sonnet 9 • is it for fear to wet a widow’s eye • chiding the young man for not marrying • a crying widow • issuless
Shakespeare Sonnet 96
Sonnets 18-126 are often misidentified as being addressed to a "young man." Actually, the speaker is exploring the many aspects of his writing talent.
shakespeare sonnet 96 • some say thy fault is youthsome wantonness • sonnets 18-126 • misidentified as being addressed to a young man • writer’s block
Sonnets 18-126 are often misidentified as being addressed to a "young man." Actually, the speaker is exploring the many aspects of his writing talent.
shakespeare sonnet 96 • some say thy fault is youthsome wantonness • sonnets 18-126 • misidentified as being addressed to a young man • writer’s block
The Itihasas and the Puranas
The Itihasas and the Puranas are full of stirring mythological narratives of avatars of the Supreme Being.
scriptures • epic period • itihasas • puranas • vedas
The Itihasas and the Puranas are full of stirring mythological narratives of avatars of the Supreme Being.
scriptures • epic period • itihasas • puranas • vedas
Add Oriental Touches to Your Home
Heavy or light oriental features can give a mysterious yet vitalizing air to your winter home.
oriental home furnishings • oriental touches • oriental accessories • asian • jade
Heavy or light oriental features can give a mysterious yet vitalizing air to your winter home.
oriental home furnishings • oriental touches • oriental accessories • asian • jade
Classic Vs. Modern Poetry (Part One)
<big>WORKS CITED</big><br> <br> <i>The Complete Poems of Anne Sexton, With a foreword by Maxine Kumin</i>. Copyright © 1981 Maxine Kumin. Published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA. <br> <br> "Countee Cullen." <i>The Academy of American Poets Online. </i> <http://www.poets.org/poets/poets.cfm?prmID=56 > [Accessed Sun. Dec. 10 12:50:53 US/Eastern 2000]. <br> <br> “Eliot, T.S. 1922. The Wasteland.” <i>Project Bartleby Online.</i> <http://www.bartleby.com/201/ > [Accessed Mon. Dec. 11 1:15:43 US/Eastern 2000].<br> <br><i> Great Short Works of Edgar Allen Poe, Edited with an introduction by G.R. Thompson</i>. Copyright © 1970 by G.R. Thompson. Published by Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, NY.<br> <br> “Gwendolyn Brooks.” <i>The Academy of American Poets Online. </i> <http://www.poets.org/poets/poets.cfm?prmID=166 > [Accessed Mon. Dec. 11 1:26:37 US/Eastern 2000].<br> <br><i> Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman, With an introduction by Justin Kaplan.</i> Introduction copyright © Justin Kaplan. Published by Bantam Books, New York, NY.<br> <br> “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.” Eliot, T.S. 1917. Prufrock and Other Observations.” <i>Project Bartleby Online.</i> <http://www.bartleby.com/198/1.html > [Accessed Mon. Dec. 11 1:22:20 US/Eastern 2000].<br> <br><i> New Enlarged Anthology of Robert Frost’s Poems, With an introduction and commentary by Louis Untermeyer</i>. Copyright © 1971 by Louis Untermeyer and Mary Silva Cosgrave. Published by Washington Square Press, New York, NY. <br> <br><i> Selected Poems & Letters of Emily Dickinson, Edited by Robert N. Linscott</i>. Copyright © 1959 by Robert N. Linscott. Published by Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc., New York, NY.<br> <br> “Selection of Poems by Modern American Women Poets.” Dr. Harvey Kassebaum’s American Literature Class Handout, Fall 1999. (For Sharon Olds’ “The One Girl at the Boys’ Party.")<br> <br><i> Selected Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Edited and with a foreword by William H. Gilman</i>. Copyright © 1965 by New American Library (a division of Penguin Books USA Inc., New York, NY). <br> <br> “Sylvia Plath.” <i>The Academy of American Poets Online.</i> <http://www.poets.org/poems/poems.cfm?prmID=1064 > [Accessed Sun. Dec. 10 12:53:14 US/Eastern 2000].<br>
poetry • essays • modern • classic • plath
<big>WORKS CITED</big><br> <br> <i>The Complete Poems of Anne Sexton, With a foreword by Maxine Kumin</i>. Copyright © 1981 Maxine Kumin. Published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA. <br> <br> "Countee Cullen." <i>The Academy of American Poets Online. </i> <http://www.poets.org/poets/poets.cfm?prmID=56 > [Accessed Sun. Dec. 10 12:50:53 US/Eastern 2000]. <br> <br> “Eliot, T.S. 1922. The Wasteland.” <i>Project Bartleby Online.</i> <http://www.bartleby.com/201/ > [Accessed Mon. Dec. 11 1:15:43 US/Eastern 2000].<br> <br><i> Great Short Works of Edgar Allen Poe, Edited with an introduction by G.R. Thompson</i>. Copyright © 1970 by G.R. Thompson. Published by Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, NY.<br> <br> “Gwendolyn Brooks.” <i>The Academy of American Poets Online. </i> <http://www.poets.org/poets/poets.cfm?prmID=166 > [Accessed Mon. Dec. 11 1:26:37 US/Eastern 2000].<br> <br><i> Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman, With an introduction by Justin Kaplan.</i> Introduction copyright © Justin Kaplan. Published by Bantam Books, New York, NY.<br> <br> “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.” Eliot, T.S. 1917. Prufrock and Other Observations.” <i>Project Bartleby Online.</i> <http://www.bartleby.com/198/1.html > [Accessed Mon. Dec. 11 1:22:20 US/Eastern 2000].<br> <br><i> New Enlarged Anthology of Robert Frost’s Poems, With an introduction and commentary by Louis Untermeyer</i>. Copyright © 1971 by Louis Untermeyer and Mary Silva Cosgrave. Published by Washington Square Press, New York, NY. <br> <br><i> Selected Poems & Letters of Emily Dickinson, Edited by Robert N. Linscott</i>. Copyright © 1959 by Robert N. Linscott. Published by Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc., New York, NY.<br> <br> “Selection of Poems by Modern American Women Poets.” Dr. Harvey Kassebaum’s American Literature Class Handout, Fall 1999. (For Sharon Olds’ “The One Girl at the Boys’ Party.")<br> <br><i> Selected Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Edited and with a foreword by William H. Gilman</i>. Copyright © 1965 by New American Library (a division of Penguin Books USA Inc., New York, NY). <br> <br> “Sylvia Plath.” <i>The Academy of American Poets Online.</i> <http://www.poets.org/poems/poems.cfm?prmID=1064 > [Accessed Sun. Dec. 10 12:53:14 US/Eastern 2000].<br>
poetry • essays • modern • classic • plath
The Puranas
The main scriptures in Hinduism are the Vedas and Puranas. The Vedas contain the phlosophy, whereas the Puranas contain the mythology. In paricular the Puranas have a wealth of information on creation, cosmology, time cycles, incarnations of Gods and the genealogy of legendary kings. The Puranas complement the Vedas by describing the concepts in a simple manner with the help of tales and parables. The two epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, are also popular sources of mythological information.
bhagavad gita • mahabharata • vedas • upanishads • vid
The main scriptures in Hinduism are the Vedas and Puranas. The Vedas contain the phlosophy, whereas the Puranas contain the mythology. In paricular the Puranas have a wealth of information on creation, cosmology, time cycles, incarnations of Gods and the genealogy of legendary kings. The Puranas complement the Vedas by describing the concepts in a simple manner with the help of tales and parables. The two epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, are also popular sources of mythological information.
bhagavad gita • mahabharata • vedas • upanishads • vid
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
Shakespeare Sonnet 17
Sonnet 17 is the last marriage sonnet; the speaker makes a final plea to the lad, urging him to produce offspring, this time for the sake of the speaker's own veracity.
shakespeare sonnet 17 • who will believe my verse in time to come • quatrain • couplet • last marriage sonnet
Sonnet 17 is the last marriage sonnet; the speaker makes a final plea to the lad, urging him to produce offspring, this time for the sake of the speaker's own veracity.
shakespeare sonnet 17 • who will believe my verse in time to come • quatrain • couplet • last marriage sonnet
Shakespeare Sonnet 49
Addressing his muse, the poet/speaker warns that he will do whatever it takes to secure himself from any possible future loss of inspiration.
shakespeare 49 • against that time • if ever that time come • against that time when thou shalt strangely pass • against that time do i ensconce me here
Addressing his muse, the poet/speaker warns that he will do whatever it takes to secure himself from any possible future loss of inspiration.
shakespeare 49 • against that time • if ever that time come • against that time when thou shalt strangely pass • against that time do i ensconce me here
Shakespeare Sonnet 52
In sonnet 52, the speaker observes that pleasure is best enjoyed infrequently, as he likens his enjoyment of his own creations to traditionally rare occasions.
shakespeare sonnet 52 • so am i as the rich whose blessed key • therefore are feasts so solemn and so rare • so is the time that keeps you as my chest • blessed are you whose worthiness gives scope
In sonnet 52, the speaker observes that pleasure is best enjoyed infrequently, as he likens his enjoyment of his own creations to traditionally rare occasions.
shakespeare sonnet 52 • so am i as the rich whose blessed key • therefore are feasts so solemn and so rare • so is the time that keeps you as my chest • blessed are you whose worthiness gives scope
Shakespeare Sonnet 7
The speaker employs a clever pun in Sonnet 7 as he metaphorically compares the young man's life to a daily trip of the great star across the sky.
shakespeare sonnet 7 • lo! in the orient when the gracious light • young man • father a child • clever pun
The speaker employs a clever pun in Sonnet 7 as he metaphorically compares the young man's life to a daily trip of the great star across the sky.
shakespeare sonnet 7 • lo! in the orient when the gracious light • young man • father a child • clever pun
A Pencil and Paper Menagerie: Wallace Edwards' 'Alphabeasts'
Wallace Edwards' alphabet book situates meticulously drawn animals, including a rhino, a mandrill, and an octopus, in an old Victorian mansion. What are they doing there? Are there hidden meanings in the rhyming couplets? This is a book with many stories to tell.
alphabeasts • picture book • abc • alphabet • abecedary
Wallace Edwards' alphabet book situates meticulously drawn animals, including a rhino, a mandrill, and an octopus, in an old Victorian mansion. What are they doing there? Are there hidden meanings in the rhyming couplets? This is a book with many stories to tell.
alphabeasts • picture book • abc • alphabet • abecedary
THE MASNEVI
The article traces the history of the great legend of masnevi written down by many sufi masters...
sufi • sufism
The article traces the history of the great legend of masnevi written down by many sufi masters...
sufi • sufism
To Wed An Author, Part II
This article coninues to review the book <i>Nobody's Wife</i>, and comments on how it relates to the beat literary movement.
nobody's wife • beat • neal cassidy • spirit • soul
This article coninues to review the book <i>Nobody's Wife</i>, and comments on how it relates to the beat literary movement.
nobody's wife • beat • neal cassidy • spirit • soul
Shakespeare Sonnet 11
In marriage sonnet 11, the speaker again evokes the young man's pleasing qualities, claiming that the lad has an obligation to marry and pass them on to offspring.
shakespeare sonnet 1 • as fast as thou shalt wane so fast thou grow’st • marriage sonnet 11 • the young man’s pleasing qualities • obligation to marry
In marriage sonnet 11, the speaker again evokes the young man's pleasing qualities, claiming that the lad has an obligation to marry and pass them on to offspring.
shakespeare sonnet 1 • as fast as thou shalt wane so fast thou grow’st • marriage sonnet 11 • the young man’s pleasing qualities • obligation to marry
Shakespeare Sonnet 12
The speaker of Shakespeare's marriage poem 12 again shows how changing nature always comes under "Time's scythe," and only one remedy can fend him off: producing an heir.
marriage sonnet 12 • when i do count the clock that tells the time • under the sway of nature • changing nature • time’s scythe
The speaker of Shakespeare's marriage poem 12 again shows how changing nature always comes under "Time's scythe," and only one remedy can fend him off: producing an heir.
marriage sonnet 12 • when i do count the clock that tells the time • under the sway of nature • changing nature • time’s scythe
Shakespeare Sonnet 13
In sonnet 13 the speaker continues pleading with the young man to marry and father a son. Again, the speaker is quite specific: "You had a father: let your son say so."
shakespeare sonnet 13 • o! that you were yourself but love you are • marriage sonnets • young man • who lets so fair a house fall to decay
In sonnet 13 the speaker continues pleading with the young man to marry and father a son. Again, the speaker is quite specific: "You had a father: let your son say so."
shakespeare sonnet 13 • o! that you were yourself but love you are • marriage sonnets • young man • who lets so fair a house fall to decay
Shakespeare Sonnet 5
The speaker of sonnet 5 dramatizes the young man's youth as summer and compares old age to horrid winter, while portraying offspring as the distillation of flowers.
shakespeare sonnet 5 • those hours that with gentle work did frame • mariage sonnet • passage of time • summer
The speaker of sonnet 5 dramatizes the young man's youth as summer and compares old age to horrid winter, while portraying offspring as the distillation of flowers.
shakespeare sonnet 5 • those hours that with gentle work did frame • mariage sonnet • passage of time • summer
Shakespeare Sonnet 8
In Shakespeare's "Marriage Sonnet 8," the speaker for the first time evokes the joyful state of marriage itself, as he continues urging the young man to produce an heir.
shakespeare’s marriage sonnet 8 • music to hearwhy hear’st thou music sadly • the state of marriage • music metaphor • the young man
In Shakespeare's "Marriage Sonnet 8," the speaker for the first time evokes the joyful state of marriage itself, as he continues urging the young man to produce an heir.
shakespeare’s marriage sonnet 8 • music to hearwhy hear’st thou music sadly • the state of marriage • music metaphor • the young man
The Dreamweaver And The Mystic: Part II
Gary Snyder's mystcism continues to play a role in the annals of literature to this day. His light is one that continues to shine through the pages of his poetry and prose.
snyder • the old ways • the practice of the wild • mountains and rivers without end • turtle island
Gary Snyder's mystcism continues to play a role in the annals of literature to this day. His light is one that continues to shine through the pages of his poetry and prose.
snyder • the old ways • the practice of the wild • mountains and rivers without end • turtle island
Shakespeare Sonnet 35
In Sonnet 35, the speaker addresses the writer's block or failure of his muse to inspire him, but he realizes that along with the positive, always comes the negative.
shakespeare • sonnet 35 • no more be griev’d at that which thou hast done • lazy muse • clouds and eclipses
In Sonnet 35, the speaker addresses the writer's block or failure of his muse to inspire him, but he realizes that along with the positive, always comes the negative.
shakespeare • sonnet 35 • no more be griev’d at that which thou hast done • lazy muse • clouds and eclipses
Canadian Jewish Writers
A rundown of Jewish Canadian writers and their contributions to Canadian Literature.
canadian literature • jewish • mordecai richler • irving layton • am klein
A rundown of Jewish Canadian writers and their contributions to Canadian Literature.
canadian literature • jewish • mordecai richler • irving layton • am klein
Literature at War
What relevance does Canadian Literature have to the current uncertainty in the world that surrounds us?
canadian literature • michael ondaatje • english patient • mordecai richler • a m klein
What relevance does Canadian Literature have to the current uncertainty in the world that surrounds us?
canadian literature • michael ondaatje • english patient • mordecai richler • a m klein
The Language of Dreamers
The Athens Avenue Collection of Poetry offers some of the best modern American poetry to be found in an anthology.
anthology • poetry • athens avenue collection • poets
The Athens Avenue Collection of Poetry offers some of the best modern American poetry to be found in an anthology.
anthology • poetry • athens avenue collection • poets
Cooking Freestyle
A review of How to Cook Without a Book.
cook • cookery • cookbook • cookbooks • book
A review of How to Cook Without a Book.
cook • cookery • cookbook • cookbooks • book
Crowning Glory of the Indian woman
What DOES she do to that silken mane of hers? How on earth does she keep it long and glowing? Nope, this is not an ad for shampoo; it's really the way most Indian women look after their hair. And they trust Nature to give them that glow of beauty.
hair • shampoo. hair care • india • women • aging
What DOES she do to that silken mane of hers? How on earth does she keep it long and glowing? Nope, this is not an ad for shampoo; it's really the way most Indian women look after their hair. And they trust Nature to give them that glow of beauty.
hair • shampoo. hair care • india • women • aging
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
AVVAI, the Virgin Saint
She was a scholar, she was a saint, she was respected by kings and poets, she was loved by children. She was Avvaiyar, the legendary Tamil poet.
avvaiyar • avvai • scholar • tamil • sangam
She was a scholar, she was a saint, she was respected by kings and poets, she was loved by children. She was Avvaiyar, the legendary Tamil poet.
avvaiyar • avvai • scholar • tamil • sangam
CD Review: Bang Sugar Bang Greatest Hits
Bang Sugar Bang's Greatest Hits has nothing to say and twelve ways to say it.
bang sugar bang greatest hits • contrived pop punk • cooper • pawley filth • matt southwell
Bang Sugar Bang's Greatest Hits has nothing to say and twelve ways to say it.
bang sugar bang greatest hits • contrived pop punk • cooper • pawley filth • matt southwell
TEACHING POETIC FORMS
Want to teach your students to appreciate the difficulty that poets have in creating their pieces? Try having them follow traditional forms of poetry to create poems of their own. Here are some traditional poetic forms to have your class work on creating.
poetry • tanka • cinquain • haiku • meter
Want to teach your students to appreciate the difficulty that poets have in creating their pieces? Try having them follow traditional forms of poetry to create poems of their own. Here are some traditional poetic forms to have your class work on creating.
poetry • tanka • cinquain • haiku • meter
To His Coy Mistress vs The Flea
To His Coy Mistress shares the same poetic tradition, and the ultimate aim of seduction, with The Flea, but Marvell and Donne are very different poets.
to his coy mistress • andrew marvell • the flea • john donne • memento mori
To His Coy Mistress shares the same poetic tradition, and the ultimate aim of seduction, with The Flea, but Marvell and Donne are very different poets.
to his coy mistress • andrew marvell • the flea • john donne • memento mori