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A poet is someone who writes poetry. A poet exists within a cultural and intellectual tradition and usually writes in a specific language. Some feel that the qualities of good poetry are to some extent timeless and address issues common to all humanity; others are more interested in the particular and the ephemeral.
In the English language, poets often considered to be some of the most influential and profound include Chaucer, W.B. Yeats, Wordsworth, and T.S. Eliot. The English poets also gave birth to a revolutionary form of poetry called free verse. Believed to have originated with Walt Whitman, free verse is not bound by rhyme or meter. In the Western tradition, Homer, Virgil, Dante, and Goethe round out a basic list. In world poetry, Li Bai, Du Fu, Basho, and Omar Khayyám complete one defensible canon. As the very definition of a canon is political and personal, and the notion of poetry itself is fluid and subject to change, complete objectivity is impossible. Relying on numerous inclusionist lists is a possible, partial solution.
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Tossed in Dead Poets Society while I research this issue and order some food. Don't know what yet, but I'm thinking wings.
e4tmyl33t (Nick McD.) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:27:04 -0000
Tossed in Dead Poets Society while I research this issue and order some food. Don't know what yet, but I'm thinking wings.
I'm at Busboys & Poets - 5th & K (1025 5th Street NW, K St. NW, Washington). http://bit.ly/Ol6Mr
MikeMoffo (MikeMoffo) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:23:46 -0000
I'm at Busboys & Poets - 5th & K (1025 5th Street NW, K St. NW, Washington). http://bit.ly/Ol6Mr
Come Hither wrapped up nicely. Poems about Blackbirds next week. Then State Poets Laureate and Tennyson at Two... http://bit.ly/4oSm4d
DaveyTalbot (Davey Talbot) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:21:12 -0000
Come Hither wrapped up nicely. Poems about Blackbirds next week. Then State Poets Laureate and Tennyson at Two... http://bit.ly/4oSm4d
Thank you to everyone who tweeted there favorite poems & poets I got really stuck on picking one. Keep them coming & I will tell u wat I pic
CupcakeAndTea (CupcakeAndTea) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:20:29 -0000
Thank you to everyone who tweeted there favorite poems & poets I got really stuck on picking one. Keep them coming & I will tell u wat I pic
Sat Nov 7 POETS IN THE GALLERY Phillip Levine, Will Nixon, Bruce Weber 4:30PM WAAM 28 Tinker St Woodstock NY 845.679.2940
pradapoet (Poets Wear Prada) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:18:54 -0000
Sat Nov 7 POETS IN THE GALLERY Phillip Levine, Will Nixon, Bruce Weber 4:30PM WAAM 28 Tinker St Woodstock NY 845.679.2940
Thank you to everyone who came out to "Poets Playhouse" last night. It was poppin! Thanx for your support.
Renee_Chanel (Renee Baptiste) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:14:39 -0000
Thank you to everyone who came out to "Poets Playhouse" last night. It was poppin! Thanx for your support.
Incompetech's British Author Series - A witty and scholarly take on various venerated British authors, most of whom had the misfortune of being poets.
CafeMo.com - A sampling of poetry and satire from several New York-based poets--feminist, lesbian, and biting.
Electronic Poetry Center - EPC Author Home Page Library. Browse Authors by Name.
Lost Poets of the Great War - A hypertext document on the poetry of World War I.
Neurotic Poets - An exploration of madness and the poet.
Meta Description: [ An exploration of madness and creativity in the lives of famous poets. Includes biographical sketches discussing their work in context, and links to other sites for further research. ]
Twentieth-century Poetry in English - Metapage comprising Internet resources on the twentieth-century poetry in English.
Meta Description: [ This is a metapage comprising Internet resources on the twentieth-century poetry in English, which may contain glimpses of truth in whatever form. In some cases I offer my materials (marked with *). Please note that this page, with accented characters, is best viewed with a Latin character set, ... ]
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