Poetry

Poetry Feature Writer: Linda Sue Grimes

Poetry fascinates readers for many reasons, from its unique language use to the varied subjects that poets have dramatized down through the centuries.

The Ancients, including Homer and Vergil, captivated audiences with their ability to spin a memorable yarn. Ancient Indian epics, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, were so easily memorized that it was centuries before anyone wrote them down.

From the Ancients to Middle Eastern and Western Eurpoean bards to early Americans like Phillis Wheatley, Emily Dickinson, and Walt Whitman to the most contemporary poets such as recent poets laureate, Louise Glück, Ted Kooser, Charles Simic, and currently Kay Ryan, the journey through poetry remains a colorful and enticing one.

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Feature Writer Articles in Poetry

 		Al Gore's Untitled Poem
Gore joked to his publisher that W. B. Yeats had penned the poem in Gore's latest book; sadly, the publisher seemed to fall for it, before Gore admitted to scribbling it.
Serepta and Amanda
Serepta Mason and Amanda Barker represent two Spoon River characters with very specific complaints against individuals who affected their lives in deleterious ways.
Badger Clark's A Cowboy's Prayer
Clark's poem features four riming octets that deliver a ballad of nostalgia while celebrating and offering his gratitude to God for his way of life.
Barrett Browning's Sonnet 25
Elizabeth Barrett Browning's speaker revisits her former sorrow to contrast her earlier "heavy heart" with the light heartedness she now enjoys because of her belovèd.
Masters' Cassius Hueffer
"Cassius Hueffer" from Master's Spoon River Anthology is an American sonnet, which reverses the Petrarchan octave and sestet to emphasize the pessimism of the speaker.
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Contributing Articles in Poetry

 		An Introduction to Louis Zukofsky's "A"-9
"A" is Zukofsky's "poem of a lifetime": 800 pages, in 24 movements, written over 50 years. Its 9th movement is a brilliant recreation of the human mind in dynamic motion.
Writing Pantoum Poems
As a poetic form, pantoums are both exact in their setup, haunting in their repetition, and an enjoyable challenge to write.
Sonata Mulattica Bucks a Trend
The new book from former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove is not only an unusual project, but also features a way of writing that's often missing from today's poetry world.
Important Female Writers of the Beat Generation
While the women of the Beat movement did not receive the same attention of the mass media as the men, they were equally important in defining the generation.
Famous Women Writers of the Beat Generation
While the women of the Beat movement did not receive the same attention of the mass media as the men, they were equally important in defining the generation.
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