Dickinson's Nuance - Poetry
One of the many arguments over the reclusive 19th century American poet, Emily Dickinson, includes the one directed at editors who regularize Dickinson's idiosyncratic style-her many dashes, her haphazard capitalization, and her sometimes ... [... more]
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Sometimes a Poetaster - Henry David Thoreau - Poetry
The self-effacing remark that he was "sometimes a Poetaster" no doubt sheds some light on Thoreau's reputation as a poet-that attitude coupled with the fact that he did write fewer poems than essays. But on the other hand, Thoreau probably ... [... more]
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Rescuing Longfellow - Poetry
The mission of The Library of America is to rescue American literature from oblivion. This task was undertaken in 1979 when some scholars and critics observed that many fine literary works were out of print, and few copies could be found. ... [... more]
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A Biography of Carl Sandburg - Poetry
Carl Sandburg was born in Galesburg, Illinois, in 1878. His young life was a patchwork of disjointed experiences that provided not only fodder for his later works, but insight into many aspects and ways of life. At the age of 13, he dropped out ... [... more]
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A Gift from the Heart - Poetry
As the holidays drew closer, the time came to begin my Christmas shopping list. The obligatory gift giving season was here, yet when I looked into my pocketbook, I found the tentacles of the economic crunch wrapped tightly around my wallet. To ... [... more]
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Ten Places to Publish Poetry for Profit - Poetry
Every budding poet wants to turn their hobby into profit. Here are ten places you can publish your poetry that pay. As you look for others, beware of scams that offer to pay you only after you've sent in a fee or publish you only after you buy ... [... more]
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Rudyard Kipling's Virtues- IF - Poetry
Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was the first English Language writer to receive the Nobel Prize in 1907 and the youngest in the category of Literature. He is best known for the children's classic "Jungle Book", written in 1894. Kipling was known [... more]
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Classical European Poetry Forms to Try - Poetry
These two classical European poetic forms are both examples of syllabic poetry. Syllabic poetry counts the number of syllables on each line, rather than the number of stressed syllables per line. With syllabic poetry, you can ignore where the ... [... more]
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New Year's Eve- Mathilde Blinde's Hope - Poetry
On New Year's Eve, Robert Burns' poem 'Auld Lang Syne' has become a traditional recitation to welcome in the New Year. Less noted but just as noteworthy is the poem "New Year's Eve" by Mathilde Blind. Mathilde Blind was a late-Victorian era [... more]
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The Gifts of the Magi - Spirituality
We have all probably heard the story of the Three Wise Men who visited the Christ child on the night of his birth. But, did you know that if you look skyward on Christmas Eve you can see them in the heavens? They are the three beautiful bright ... [... more]
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Thomas James Martin's 'A Southern Line' - Poetry
Thomas James Martin's poems invite you into the life of the speaker, sharing his moments, offering us his observations as he travels through his life. Unlike so much contemporary poetry that wants to startle us into some distorted way of viewing ... [... more]
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Yes - A Movie of Prose - Poetry
Sally Potter's 'Yes' is a movie that is impossible to feel lukewarm about - you will either love it or hate it. The synopsis of the plot centers around the blooming relationship which takes place between 'She' and 'He', two characters played ... [... more]
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