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- For the American journal, see Poetry (magazine).
Poetry is an art form in which language is used for its aesthetic qualities in addition to or instead of its ostensible meaning. Poetry has a long history, and early attempts to define poetry, such as Aristotle's Poetics, focused on the various uses of speech in rhetoric, drama, song and comedy.Aristotle's Poetics, Heath (ed) (1997), further discussed below. Later attempts focused on the deliberate use of features such as repetition and rhyme and the emphasis on aesthetics to distinguish poetry from prose.See, for example, Kant's Critique of Judgment, discussed below. Contemporary poets, such as Dylan Thomas, often identify poetry not as a literary genre within a set of genres, but as a fundamental creative act using language.Dylan Thomas, Quite Early One Morning, discussed below.
Poetry often uses condensed forms and conventions to reinforce or expand the meaning of the underlying words or to invoke emotional or sensual experiences in the reader, as well as using devices such as assonance, alliteration and rhythm to achieve musical or incantatory effects. Poetry's use of ambiguity, symbolism, irony and other stylistic elements of poetic diction often leaves a poem open to multiple interpretations.
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Kay Ryan: Online Resources
This guide compiles links to resources on newly appointed U.S. Poet Laureate Kay Ryan throughout the Library of Congress Web site and elsewhere on the Web.
Librarian of Congress Appoints Kay Ryan Poet Laureate
Librarian of Congress James H. Billington today announced the appointment of Kay Ryan as the Library’s 16th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2008-2009.
Joseph Brodsky: Online Resources
This guide compiles links to resources on former poet laureate Joseph Brodsky on the Library of Congress Web site and other English-language sites.
United States Poets Laureate: Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about the U.S. poet laureateship.
New Guides to Poets Laureate Available
New Web guides to online resources for former U.S. poets laureate Stanley Kunitz, Robert Pinsky, Rita Dove, and Robert Hass are now available.
Poet Laureate Charles Simic Gives Swan Song Lecture
Charles Simic made the final appearance of his tenure as U.S. Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry when he presented a lecture on poetry translation at the Library of Congress.
Poetry 180
Poem 180 - "Break"
A poem by Dorianne Laux from the Library's Poetry 180 project. This is the final Poetry 180 poem of the school year.
Poem 179 - "Bike Ride with Older Boys"
A poem by Laura Kasischke from the Library's Poetry 180 project.
Poem 178 - "End of April"
A poem by Phillis Levin from the Library's Poetry 180 project.
Poem 177 - "Eagle Plain"
A poem by Robert Francis from the Library's Poetry 180 project.
Poem 176 - "How to Change a Frog Into a Prince"
A poem by Anna Denise from the Library's Poetry 180 project.
Poem 175 - "Gretel"
A poem by Andrea Hollander Budy from the Library's Poetry 180 project.
Fiction & Poetry
The Teacher
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
It was the girls who first brought him here. I call them “girls” because of their girlish temperaments, though they were almost middle-aged. Maeve was by far the more emotional of the two, with a habit of turning her pale-blue eyes upward like a saint or a martyr . . .
Summer Evening by the Window with Psalms
Yehuda Amichai Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Close scrutiny of the past. How my soul yearns within me like those souls in the nineteenth century before the great wars, like curtains that want to pull free of the open window and fly. We console ourselves with short breaths, as, after running, we always recover. We want to . . .
Never Mind
Dorothea Tanning Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Never mind the pins And needles I am on. Let all the other instruments Of torture have their way. While air-conditioners Froze my coffee I caught the toaster Eating my toast. Did I press the right Buttons on all these Buttonless surfaces, Daring me to press them? Did you . . .
Mary at the Tattoo Shop
Marcus Jackson Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:00:00 -0000
She counted her money before we went in, avenue beside us anxious with Friday-evening traffic. Both fourteen, we shared a Newport, its manila butt salty to our lips. Inside, from a huge book of designs and letter styles, she chose to get “MARY” in a black, Old English script . . .
Thirteen Hundred Rats
T. Coraghessan Boyle Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
There was a man in our village who never in his life had a pet of any kind until his wife died. By my calculation, Gerard Loomis was in his mid-fifties when Marietta was taken from him, but at the ceremony in the chapel he looked so scorched and . . .
Songs of a Season
Maureen N. McLane Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
for here or to go-- a glass mug, a paper cup-- life is fast, art slow only a few years before all that I am blows free, subatomic not for me that life the careless joy of the dog not for me that leap how to say beautiful weekend in . . .
A Poetry-Lover's Guide to the World Wide Web - Personal collection of links to online texts and resources of traditional and imagist poetry.
Meta Description: [ 90 great poems expressing love, tenderness, despair, wistfulness, rage; 65 links to other Web poetry collections and guides. ]
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Aha! Poetry - Consists of a resource for writers and readers of poetry, emphasizing Asian and orientalizing forms such as cinquain, ghazal, haiku, renga, sijo and tanka.
Bad Poetry - An introduction to bad poetry, though not necessarily by bad poets, with texts of various exemplary poems. As selected and annotated by Professor Seamus Cooney.
DayPoems - A random walk through eight centuries of English-language verse, updated daily. Visitors can add their poems by email, and webmasters can link to individual poems. Indexed by poet and title. Illustrated.
EnviroArts - Emphasizes the literary and visual arts in relation to nature, with poetry and essays by contemporary authors (culled mostly from the pages of Orion and Orion Afield magazines--which co-sponsor this site) and information on historic naturalism and naturalist literature.
Erin's Poetry Palace - A personal website devoted to poetry, these pages include several sections devoted to specific poets, a large selection of texts of favorite poems, essays on the reading, study and discussion of poems, and a small but discriminating selection of links to poetry-related websites on the Internet.
Meta Description: [ Poetry Palace full of poetry pages--Anonymous Poetry, Children's Poetry, Classical Poetry, Favorite Poetry, and Young American Poets plus much more including an all new Favorite Author Page and the all new Edgar Allan Poe Page!! ]
Fooling with Words - Website for the PBS television special hosted by Bill Moyers includes performances and interviews with some of America's most accomplished poets.
Meta Description: [ The Web companion to FOOLING WITH WORDS WITH BILL MOYERS explores the world of poetry, featuring educational materials for teachers and students, video clips of prominent poets performing their works, an online forum, information on the television series, and much more. ]
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Forgotten Ground Regained - Webzine and poetry resource offering original poems, essays, translations and links to alliterative poems, original medieval epics and verse romances.
Glossary of Literary and Rhetorical Terms - A brief glossary of literary terms, focusing on poetic terms in particular.
Glossary of Poetic Terms - A unique guide for the study of poetry, with an extensive range of definitions, cross-references between related terms, informative sidelights, hyperlinked keywords, phonetic pronunciation guides and numerous examples.
Meta Description: [ A unique guide for the study of poetry, with an extensive range of definitions,
cross-references between related terms, informative sidelights, hyperlinked keywords, phonetic pronunciation
guides and numerous examples. ]
Inspired Poems - A bilingual English and German anthology of poems inspired by other poems and poets.
Meta Description: [ A bilingual anthology of poems inspired by other poems and poets | Eine zweisprachige Sammlung von Gedichten, die von anderen Gedichten oder Dichtern inspiriert wurden. ]
Modern Poets - University of Vermont - An introduction to the reading of poetry, with short introductions to several well known modern poets and audio files with discussions or readings of their works.
Passions in Poetry - Archive of contemporary and user-submitted poetry with categories dedicated to love, sadness, friendship and life.
Poem of the Day - At killdevilhill.com. Features an online chat, and users can sign up to have the selected poem automatically delivered to their mailboxes daily.
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Lecture Hall and Chatroom. Western
Canon Great Books University ]
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Poems for a Long Winter's Night - A selection of poems about winter, snow, and ice from Charles Baudelaire, Yves Bonnefoy, John Hollander, Victor Hugo, Gail Mazur, Robert Pack, and Paul Verlaine.
Poetry at BellaOnline - Resource offers archived features, categorized links and recommended reading.
Starbuck.com Classical Poetry Port - Devoted to traditional poets and poetry including Dickinson and Shakespeare. Includes online forums, commentary and links.
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Poets, Poems, Great
Books, Shakespeare, Poetry, Poets ]
Tangerine - Includes sections on poetic forms, famous poets, links to poetry related resources.
The Academy of American Poets - Organization presenting poems, biographies of poets, historical and thematic poetry exhibits, events calendars, discussion forums and contest information.
The Open Poetry Project - An open editable database of information about poetry, poets, and poems. Includes a lengthy Glossary of Poetic Terms.
Timeless Poetry - An eclectic mix of poems from the classics to postmodern. Includes some biographical information and listing of selected poetry resources online. Suitable for children, young adults and adults.
Meta Description: [ An eclectic mix of poems from the classics to postmodern, includes listing of choice Poetry Resources Online; suitable for children, young adults and adults. ]
Wikipedia: Poetry - Article discussing the nature of the form, its history, terminology and the different traditions.
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