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The Metaphysical Poets
Dubbed the "metaphysical poets" by Samuel Johnson, these writers searched for answers that still elude us today.
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(Part 2) Gibran and Rihani: Two of Lebanon's Best Thinkers
Focusing on Ameen Rihani, this is the second part of an article on two of the Arab Worlds best poets/writers and social/political thinkers,
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Ancient Writers
Champion whinger or sensitive, new-age guy? An introduction to Catullus, one of the first love poets of the Latin language.
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Baha'i Poets - Famous and Not So Famous -II
A look at some Baha'is who write songs and some not so well known Baha'i Poets.
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Poetry for Valentine's Day
Looking for a book for gift giving? Nikki Giovanni's poetry collection might be the answer.
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Hildegard of Bingen -- a role model for all women
Hildegard of Bingen, a German mystic of the 12th century has been called an ideal model of liberated women.
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Maya Angelou: Sows Legends and Harvests History With Spirited Poetry
Readers may enjoy touching heart, mind and soul with this poetic voice of Maya Angelou's! Her poetry flourishes with the spirit filled with wisdom and fire. Merry Holidays!
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Robert Pinsky: Improviser of Poetic Images, Sounds and Desires
This is a brief look at poetry by Robert Pinsky. The poet improvises historical events, quotations, present sights and sounds, current events of everyday life into basic chords of poetry, which reaches into the depths of souls universally.
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Thomas and Beulah by Rita Dove
Like snapshots in a photo album, Rita Dove&#8217;s award winning collection of poetry <b>"Thomas and Beulah"</b> provide glimpses...
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Cohen's Passionless Catholics
As a young poet, Leonard Cohen was preoccupied with passion and mythic imagery. In "St. Catherine's Street" he examines how one diminishes the other.
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Chilean Poet Gabriela Mistral
Short biography of Lucila Godoy de Alcayaga (aka Gabriela Mistral), Chilean teacher, diplomat, and gifted poet.
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Four Modernist Poets
Two types of poets emerge in every era, traditionalists and faddists. The Modernist fad produced four major poets who straddled the line between tradition and Modernism.
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Harlem Renaissance Poets
Many memorable poets did their best writing during the decades of the 1920s and 1930s.
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Poets and Anthologies for Children
Poetry is an important genre to introduce to young children. It increases their intelligence, responds to their innate sense of rhythm and solidifies your bond with them.
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Teaching Canadian Poets
Teaching poetry to teenagers is often as successful as the poets you select. These three Canadian poets appeal to high school students with their language and content.
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The Empire and the Poets
Rudyard Kipling wrote poems and stories in praise of the British Empire and ridiculing native Indians. Rabindranath Tagore detested the empire. Both won the Nobel Prize.
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To Aspiring Poets
There should be a Hippocratic Oath for poets. If poets were held to anything near the standard of physicians, there would be far less doggerel in the world.
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Phillis Wheatley
Phillis Wheatley was born in West Africa. When she was young, she was captured by slave traders and brought to Boston. She was purchased by John Wheatley, as a personal maid for his wife. Never could the Wheatley's have realized that Phillis, as they named her, would one day be the first African-American published poet in the U.S.
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"Dead Poets" in a New Light
Enjoy the written words from "Dead Poet's Society" in this week's Memorable Movie Quotes...
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"The Poor Poet”
Carl Spitzweg's painting is a premier example of genre painting from the Biedermeier.
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A Flag to Inspire a Poet
Francis Scott Key is inspired to write the "Star Spangled Banner" during the attack on Fort McHenry.
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Abe Lincoln as Poet
The Great Emancipator, renowned for his poetic writings in the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address, did not restrict his scribbling to political tracts.
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April Poet – Etheridge Knight
Born April 19, 1931, in Corinth, Mississippi, Knight joined the Army in 1947. He served in Korea, where he suffered shrapnel wounds. He was discharged in 1957.
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Baha'i Poets - Famous and Not So Famous - I
Poetry had an effect on me early in life and it still does after all these years. Allow me to share two of my favorite pomes and also introduce you to a couple of modern Baha'i poets.
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Baha'i Poets - Famous and Not So Famous - III
In this, the final installment of this three part series, I would like to introduce you to some of the "not-so-famous" poets. Please enjoy.
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Best poets and poems
My opinion on the best poets with their best poems.
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Celebrating African American Women Poets
Discussion of the significance of celebrating African American women poets during National Poetry Month and beyond.
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Cruel Contests for Poets
Exposing the fraudulent poetry contests, so you don't fall for the scams!
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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.
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Edmund Spenser: Elizabethan Poet
Short biography of the life and works of English poet Edmund Spenser, leading poet during the Elizabethan Era, and famous for "The Faerie Queene."
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Familiar Poets Recognized in ByLine pages
The June issue of ByLine features some familiar names!
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Famous Poets: The Bronte Sisters
Short bios and works of the Bronte Sisters.
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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.
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February Poet – W. H. Auden
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.
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Gift Ideas for Poets
A look at gift ideas for the writers in your life, as well as this editor's wish list.
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Harlem Renaissance Poets
Because February is Black History Month, a useful way of celebrating that history is to have a look at the great poets and the poetry they created so prolifically during that time.
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Harvest Roundup for Poets
Some opportunities for poets to harvest, and a note from your editor. Read about contests at Samsara, GreatUNpublished.com, IBPC, NYCpoetry.com, and more!
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Interview: Different Poets Tell of Inspirations and Rituals I
First part to an interview with different poets over tactics that may work for helping others write poetry.
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Interview: Different Poets Tell of Inspirations and Rituals II
A continuation of the interviews with poets over their rituals and inspirations.
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January Poet-Paramahansa Yogananda
The great guru/poet Paramahansa Yogananda was born January 5, 1893, in Gorakhpur, India. This article focuses on his poem, "On Coming to the New-Old Land-America."
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John Denver: Poet and Singer
The life and accomplishments of one of the world's most beloved folk singers.
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March Poet – Lawrence Ferlinghetti
One might well argue that anyone who writes is "constantly risking absurdity." But Lawrence Ferlinghetti's poem dramatizes how especially true it is of the poet.
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New British Poetry: 15 Some Visible Poets
Reviews of two new titles by Arc Publications in the Visible Poets series of translations. Mila Haugova's SCENT OF THE UNSEEN and Yannis Kondos's ABSURD ATHLETE are both new works from 2003 that ought not to be missed.
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New Criticism & the Romantic Poet
Considering the New Critical style of reading that we all learned in High School.
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November Poet – Vachel Lindsay
Vachel Lindsay was born November 10, 1879, in Springfield, Illinois.
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October Poet
Sylvia Plath was born October 27, 1932, in Jamaica Plains, Massachusetts. Plath is Poetry's October poet. This article focuses on Plath's poem, "Lady Lazarus."
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Ono no Komachi, Legendary Poet
Over a thousand years ago, a noblewoman became one of Japan's greatest poets and caused romantic scandals. She's commemorated in legend, theater, railroads and rice.
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Poet Isabella Valancy Crawford
A short look at the life and career of a woman who, in her short life, brought forth poems that deserve a place in Canada's literary heritage.
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Poet Laureate Loses Laureateship
Amiri Baraka lost his New Jersey poet laureateship when the Anti-Defamation League denounced Baraka's anti-Semitism in "Somebody Blew Up America."
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Poets and Patriotism
This is the first article in the series on Poets and Patriotism! I thought this might be a good series in lieu of the American tragedy that occurred one month ago.
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