Articles related to "Lyric Poetry"

Lyric poetry is the most common form of poetry; it does not tell a story as the epic and narrative forms do; the lyric poem has grown into many forms since ancient times.

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

Sappho was a highly-regarded poet whose lyrical style was instrumental in the evolution of poetry. Her stature in ancient academia was legendary.

Lawrence's three-quatrain lyric reveals the insidious effect of memory and the emotion that attends it.

Accomplished writers such as Pablo Neruda and Ian Wedde have used the ode to praise aspects of everyday life. By respecting the spirit of the form, you can do the same.

Do you have something to say to someone in particular? Great poets from Pindar to Keats conveyed their inspiration in the ode form.

Otherwise Obedient is an annotated tour guide of everyday facade, directed by a speaker who shifts focus and steadily transforms each scene.

Back to school is fun for some, and dreaded by others. Explore these thoughts in a creative way using your art journal.

There's something very freeing about creating doodles in notebooks, sketchbooks, and art journals. Let your inner child free with this creative art journal prompt.

Yes, it's that time of year again. Now that Halloween has passed, it's time to indulge in all the treats. Turn the wrappers into art!

Toronto's prestigious contemporary art venue, The Power Plant, is presenting works by Yayoi Kusama, Sophie Calle and others in "Auto Emotion," until August 2007.

John Donne's poem "The Canonization" deploys some striking rhetorical turns, a bilingual pun, and some memorable images to praise immortality achieved through art.

A wedding ceremony is a great time for a couple to show off what makes their love special and unique. Use these tips to start the creative process.

Feminism is the movement which promotes a belief in the social, economic, and political equality of the sexes.

Brief biography of Heinrich Heine, great German poet, best-known for his romantic and satirical lyrics.

Plato, whose dialogues on Truth, Good and Beauty have significantly shaped Western thought and religion, wrote and taught under a nickname. His real name was Aristocles.

Wheatley was influenced by Greek and Roman classical literature, as well as by early 18th century British poets, who were also influenced by that same literature.