CONTEMPORARY POETRY--ITS STATUS, METHODS, PRACTITIONERS.

Poetry today Late 19th-century poetry hinted at the future. French symbolists such as Verlaine sought to make it as mysteriously ...

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THE ART OF POETRY--HOW POET MAKES US LAUGH

The poet's laughter   In the same way that didactic poetry is written mainly to instruct, there is a kind of poetry that is written m...

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THE ART OF POETRY--THE POET AS TEACHER

The poet as teacher One of the reasons most commonly used to defend the importance of poetry (as, for example, the English author Ph...

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THE ART OF POETRY--THE POET IN THE LOVE

The poet in love Love undoubtedly ranks first among the sentiments and values that have once inspired poets. Yet in ancient cultures, ...

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THE ART OF POETRY--THE POET IN THE THEATER

The poet in the theater A lot of poets wrote their poems in a dramatic way, like plays. The lure of the theater for the poet can be de...

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THE ART OF POETRY--STORY TELLING IN POETRY

Storytelling in poetry A poem is called a narrative poem that tells a tale. During the past, these poems were not written down (as in...

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THE ART OF POETRY--POETRY AND SONG

Poetry and song The poet was not a writer back in ancient times. He became a musician, and his poems (for example, David's Psalms...

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THE ART OF POETRY--THE POET'S WORLD

THE POET'S WORLD Woodcut above portrays François  Villon, 15th-century French poet famed for his forceful imagery,  with lines f...

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