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Joseph Brodsky's "A Polar Explorer": Making Decisions without Choices

In: American Poetry

By: Matthew Birdsall

W.H. Auden's Speaker in Musée Des Beaux Arts: Structure and Voice as Vital Dimensions of a Meaningful Poetics

In: Poetry (general)

By: Jim Benz

A Dying Emperor's Unsolved Mystery: Hadrian's Last Poem Eludes the Centuries.

In: Poetry (general)

By: Duncan McGibbon

W.B Yeats' Poem "The Folly of Being Comforted": The Irish Poet Yeats Describes the Pain Due to Unrequited Love

In: British Poetry

By: Lucille Lever

Donald Hall Chronicle of Causality: Coital Consequences

In: American Poetry

By: Matthew Birdsall

John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester Biography: Rakehell, Repentant, and Celebrated Poet of Restoration England

In: British Poetry

By: Angela Zito

Rumi, Hafiz, & the Truth of the Mystic Poets: Wisdom of Sufi Master Poets

In: World Poetry

By: Jane Alexandra Cormack

Levine's "Animals Are Passing From Our Lives": Who Has Dignity?

In: American Poetry

By: Matthew Birdsall

William Blake's 'The Garden of Love': An Analysis

In: British Poetry

By: Joshua Feldman

The White Man's Burden by Rudyard Kipling: Kipling’s Poem Represents a Transition From Victorian to Modern Eras

In: British Poetry

By: Bailey Shoemaker Richards

Natasha Trethewey Biography and Works: Pulitzer Prize Winner a Master of Form and Voice

In: Recommended Poetry

By: Angela Zito

William Blake's 'The Sick Rose': An Analysis

In: British Poetry

By: Joshua Feldman

Recommended Poetry for Lovers: Five Perfect Gift Books of Love Poems to Share With a Beloved

In: Recommended Poetry

By: Linda Ashar

A Survey of the Sonnet and Its Many Forms: Petrarchan, Shakespearean, Caudate, and Curtal Sonnets

In: Poetry Forms

By: Angela Zito

Kunitz's "The Portrait": Father, Mother, Son are One

In: American Poetry

By: Matthew Birdsall

William Blake's 'The Clod and the Pebble': An Analysis

In: British Poetry

By: Joshua Feldman

William Blake's 'London': An Analysis

In: British Poetry

By: Joshua Feldman

The Legendary Dodge Poetry Festival is Back On: Why This Vast Gathering of Poets Delights Poets and Non-Poets Alike

In: Poetry (general)

By: Elizabeth Harrington

Book Review – The Merry Muses of Caledonia: Bawdy Scottish Folk Songs Written and Collected by Robert Burns

In: British Poetry

By: Maggie Craig

Poets and Criticisms in 18th Century England: Nature, Old Ballads, Forgeries and Controversies

In: British Poetry

By: Feature Writer Kathleen Airdrie

William Bronk – Oh What a Relief He Is: The Poet’s Life Work Goes Against the Grain of Much Recent Poetry

In: American Poetry

By: Douglas Nordfors

Crow Is Still Flying High: Ted Hughes's Classic Book of Poetry Gains New Relevance

In: British Poetry

By: Douglas Nordfors

Ted Kooser's "Tattoo": Even Ink Comes out in the Wash

In: American Poetry

By: Matthew Birdsall

Character Development in "The Mountain": Robert Frost Paints the Narrator as a Keen Observer Though His Story

In: American Poetry

By: David Todd

Remembering the Death of Alfred Lord Tennyson: Looking at the Last Days of Queen Victoria’s Poet Laureate

In: British Poetry

By: Feature Writer Jillian Bost

Creative Nonfiction and Poetry: The Close Relationship Between the Essay and the Lyric in Literature

In: Poetry (general)

By: David Harris-Gershon

The Mountain by Robert Frost: What is the Farmer Hoping to Accomplish?

In: American Poetry

By: David Todd

W. H. Auden's Marriage: The Poet’s Unconventional Marriage to Erika Mann

In: British Poetry

By: Paul-John Ramos

The Lyric Essay: Where Creative Nonfiction and Poetry Collide

In: Poetry Forms

By: David Harris-Gershon

Auden's The Unknown Citizen: Scathing Satire of Conformity

In: American Poetry

By: Matthew Birdsall

When Lilacs Last in the Door-Yard Bloom'd: A Short Commentary on Walt Whitman’s Poem

In: American Poetry

By: Paul-John Ramos

Negative Religious Aspects The Canterbury Tales: The Great Poet's Views on Christian Religion in The Canterbury Tales

In: British Poetry

By: George Julian

Metaphors by Sylvia Plath – Layers of Meaning: A Detailed Look at Layered Allusion in This Pregnancy Poem

In: American Poetry

By: James Parsons

Metaphors by Sylvia Plath is a Riddle Poem: Plath's Light-hearted Intention is Flagged by Genre Choice

In: American Poetry

By: James Parsons

Analysis of Robert Frost's The Mountain: A Blank Verse Poem From North of Boston Demonstrates Many Techniques

In: American Poetry

By: David Todd

Passion Vs. Reason in the Works of Chaucer: Passion and Reason are at war in Chaucer's poems and in his life

In: Poetry (general)

By: Lane Luft

Metaphors by Sylvia Plath Not Bitter and Gloomy: Plath's Fun Riddle is the Best of Pregnancy Poems

In: American Poetry

By: James Parsons

Verses for Mom's Heart by Steven L. Layne: A Book of Poetry that Celebrates Mothers

In: Poetry (general)

By: Kelley Huston

Verses for Dad's Heart by Steven L. Layne: A Book of Poetry That Celebrates Fathers

In: Poetry (general)

By: Kelley Huston

D.H. Lawrence – Two Moon Poems: Moonrise – Red Moon-Rise

In: Poetry (general)

By: Martin G. Wood

Who is God to Beowulf? Perspectives on Faith in this Medieval Text

In: British Poetry

By: Jeffrey Donaldson

Edgar Allan Poe – Two Life and Death Poems: The Conqueror Worm and "Alone"

In: American Poetry

By: Martin G. Wood

David Kirby's "Monte": The Solution in the Mistake

In: American Poetry

By: Matthew Birdsall

A Boat Beneath a Sunny Sky by Lewis Carroll: A Poem from Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There

In: Poetry (general)

By: Martin G. Wood

Book Review – RLS In Love by Stuart Campbell: The Love Poetry of Robert Louis Stevenson

In: British Poetry

By: Maggie Craig

Louise Gluck – Two Poems: Gretel in Darkness – Mock Orange – A Fable and an Ill-Fated Union

In: American Poetry

By: Martin G. Wood

T.S. Eliot's "The Waste Land": Understanding the Basics – Allusion, Themes and Style

In: British Poetry

By: Rebecca Ann Anderson

Carl Sandburg – Four Autumn Poems: Under the Harvest Moon Through Autumn Movement

In: American Poetry

By: Martin G. Wood

Jack Myers's "Blindsided": Saving Face in the Face of Adversity

In: American Poetry

By: Matthew Birdsall

Godzilla in Mexico by Roberto Bolano: Poem From the Much Heralded Chilean Poet Turned Novelist

In: Poetry (general)

By: Martin G. Wood

Inseminating the Elephant is a Risky Business: Lucia Perillo's New Book of Poetry Has Its Ups and Downs

In: American Poetry

By: Douglas Nordfors

Dating Beowulf -- Scholars Continue the Debate: Questions Surrounding the Accurate Dating of Beowulf

In: British Poetry

By: Bonnie Fox

James Wright's "Beginning": Lean on What You Know

In: American Poetry

By: Matthew Birdsall

September 1, 1939: W. H. Auden’s Poem on the Darkest Day in Modern History

In: British Poetry

By: Paul-John Ramos

In Memory of W. B. Yeats: A Brief Analysis of W. H. Auden’s Famous Poem

In: British Poetry

By: Paul-John Ramos

Tony Hoagland's "Leaving Yourself Behind": The Humor of Gravity

In: American Poetry

By: Matthew Birdsall

Billy Collins's Aubade: Who's Listening at Dawn?

In: American Poetry

By: Matthew Birdsall

Examining Section Five of Tennyson's In Memoriam: Taking a Look at Part 5 of the Elegy for Arthur Hallam

In: British Poetry

By: Feature Writer Jillian Bost

Poetry Types for Novice Poets: Learning to Write Slightly Difficult Poetic Forms

In: Poetry Forms

By: Jessica Gleason

Simple Poetry Types For Beginners: Elementary Poetry Writing – Haikus & Other Poetry Forms

In: Poetry Forms

By: Jessica Gleason

How Ovid's Heroides Used Virgil's Aeneid: Virgil's Version of Dido and Aeneas Influential in Ovid's Early Poem

In: World Poetry

By: Feature Writer Luke Arnott

Things to Know When Setting Up a Book Tour: Finding Venues and Obtaining Funding to Tour Poetry Books

In: Poetry (general)

By: Catherine Owen

The Mind-Body Problem is a Joy: Katha Pollitt's New Book of Poetry is a Must Read

In: American Poetry

By: Douglas Nordfors

Charles Simic's Fork: Portrayals of Violence in Contemporary Poetry

In: American Poetry

By: Matthew Van Cura

Orpheus and Eurydice: Cheating Death in Virgil's Georgics

In: Poetry (general)

By: Matthew Van Cura

Examining Section Four of Tennyson's In Memoriam: Taking a Look at the Fourth Part of the Elegy for Arthur Hallam

In: British Poetry

By: Feature Writer Jillian Bost

The Waste Land's Pesky Notes: T. S. Eliot's controversial addition to his most famous poem

In: Poetry (general)

By: Paul-John Ramos

Poema de Fernán González: Spain's Christian Hero in Castilian History

In: World Poetry

By: Taran Johnston

Examining Section 3 in Tennyson's In Memoriam: Taking a Look at the Third Part of the Elegy for Arthur Hallam

In: British Poetry

By: Feature Writer Jillian Bost

Poetry Terms Defined: A Glossary of Commonly Used Poetic Terms

In: Poetry (general)

By: Emily Jones

Maya Angelou as a Poet and Storyteller: Writing the Voice and Passion of African American People

In: Poetry (general)

By: Rhonda Campbell

Stephen Dobyns's Uprising: A Call to Harms

In: American Poetry

By: Matthew Birdsall

Lord Byron: The Poet Who was Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know

In: British Poetry

By: Rosemary Gemmell

Examining Section Two of In Memoriam: Looking at the Second Part of Tennyson’s Elegy for Arthur Hallam

In: British Poetry

By: Feature Writer Jillian Bost

Elegy and Celebration in the Napa Valley: A Reading by Inaugural Poet Elizabeth Alexander

In: American Poetry

By: Michael Waterson

The Death of the Hired Man – Good Blank Verse: Robert Frost Shows Skill With Non-Rhyming Poetry Using Other Devices

In: American Poetry

By: David Todd

The Moose by Elizabeth Bishop: Analysis of Figurative Language in Bishop’s Poem

In: American Poetry

By: Jeris Swanhorst

Examining Section 1 of Tennyson's In Memoriam: Looking at Tennyson’s Elegy for Arthur Hallam

In: British Poetry

By: Feature Writer Jillian Bost

Review – The Notebooks of Robert Frost: Insight Into his Character, Poetry, and Thoughts

In: American Poetry

By: David Todd

Dunn's "Tucson": The Fate of Desire

In: American Poetry

By: Matthew Birdsall

Examining the Prologue of In Memoriam: Taking a Look at Tennyson’s Elegy for Arthur Hallam

In: British Poetry

By: Feature Writer Jillian Bost

Self-Publishing in the Early Twentieth Century: William E. Dimorier Was High School Principal and Unknown Poet

In: American Poetry

By: Ann Silverthorn

The Rise, Fall, and Rise of Robinson Jeffers: His Unusual Legacy From Tamar to The Double Axe

In: American Poetry

By: Paul-John Ramos

Rules of Sleep: Do Bodies at Rest Ever Stop?

In: American Poetry

By: Matthew Birdsall

Creating Poems in Folding Mirror Poetry Form: Haiku Inspired but Looser and Longer than the Japanese 5-7-5 Format

In: Poetry Forms

By: Marc Latham

Character Development The Death of the Hired Man: Robert Frost’s Poem Shows How Blank Verse Can be Effective

In: American Poetry

By: David Todd

The Death of the Hired Man – an Overview: Robert Frost Shows His Skill in Conversational Blank Verse

In: American Poetry

By: David Todd

The River of Poetry: Evolution of the Spoken Word

In: World Poetry

By: Dolores Bundy

Understanding Dylan Thomas: Poem "Do Not Go Into That Gentle Night"

In: Poetry (general)

By: Edurne Scott

Understanding William Wordsworth: Poem "Surprised by Joy"

In: Poetry (general)

By: Edurne Scott

Frost Joins Form and Meaning in Into My Own: Rhyme and Meter and Form Work Together to Enhance Reading Enjoyment

In: American Poetry

By: David Todd

Bicentenary of Alfred Tennyson's Birth: An Overview of the Celebrations of His 200th Birthday

In: British Poetry

By: Feature Writer Jillian Bost

How Robert Frost Wrote His Poems: Observation and Internal Processing Resulted in Frost's Compositions

In: American Poetry

By: David Todd

Wilbur's Mind: Flying Thoughts

In: American Poetry

By: Matthew Birdsall

Book Review – Richard Hugo's The Triggering Town: A Classic Book of Lectures and Essays on Poetry and Writing

In: American Poetry

By: Ryan Werner

The Alexandrian Library – by Don Paterson: From the Collection Nil Nil

In: British Poetry

By: Feature Writer Kevin Sturton

Biography of Emily Lady Tennyson: Wife and Secretary of a Poet Laureate

In: British Poetry

By: Feature Writer Jillian Bost

Dante Rossetti and the Paradox of Time: Sonnet "Silent Noon" Celebrates the Peaceful Union of Two Lovers

In: World Poetry

By: Ana Hartman

Importance of Lines and Line Breaks in Poetry: Special Impact Based on How People Read a Poem

In: Poetry (general)

By: David Todd

Word Choices Distinguish Into My Own: Robert Frost Demonstrates Mastery of More Poetic Devices

In: American Poetry

By: David Todd

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