Prose poetry

engendered widely differing views regarding the merits of his work. His reputation stands on two distinct accomplishments: the witty, sensual love poetry of his early career and the serious, devout religious writing of his later career as the Dean of St. Paul 's. Donne 's poetry was influential enough to be considered the basis of the metaphysical school of poetry, as characterized by later writers such as Richard Crashaw, Abraham Cowley, and George Herbert. Although religious study and…

there have been spiritual wars throughout the european countries that held a amazing impact on the human beings and it even pondered literature. OLD ENGLISH POETRY Old English poetry included long epic heroic poems,poetry become also based on historical activities. With a records of invasions and occupations.some are inside the types of poetry and describe numerous battles, for instance, "The struggle of Maldon" and "The conflict of Brunanburh".Beowulf is the exceptional-recognized and…

nature is. Milosz was a Polish poet, prose write, translator, and diplomat. He was born in Lithuania and lived there from 1960 until his death in 2004 in the United States. From 1961 to 1998, he was a professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of California, Berkeley. In 1970 he became a United States citizen. Milosz wrote about the past in a tragic, ironic style, that explained the value of all human life. He was presented with an award for poetry translations from the…

freely as she could as it may not be popular amongst her audience.6 This is further proven as Wheatley’s home in Boston refused to allow the publishing of her work, due to the idea that few would believe that an African could possibly have written poetry all by herself.7 As a result, Wheatley most often used her talents of utilizing irony, doubling, internal stress patterns, and puns towards writing about prominent people in society, who were usually men, that many would find appealing and…

A variety of emotions are on display throughout the poetry of Sharon Olds. As a narrative poet she’s extremely self aware and is able to use personal experiences that are relatable to anyone. Richard Silberg has praised her for “taking on subjects not written before, or not written in these ways….the best of these poems have a density of inspiration line by line” (Poetry Foundation). This style allows her to connect with her audience in a such a way that one would think they are reading a…

When reading poetry one often does not think about the life of the poet or how they lived. However, when one does think about the poet’s life they look at the time they lived in and how it influenced their style of writing. Emily Dickinson is a poet who wasn’t discovered during her lifetime but has some of the most amazing work. Her writings seems to possess possible connections to her life as well as give the readers beautiful images. Although her work wasn’t discovered until after her life…

to experiment in literature more than in previous times. This was a time of great social upheaval which took a toll on literature. Eventually, the idea behind poetry and thoughts about how it must be written evolved for many readers and writers alike. William Wordsworth and John Keats were two such individuals. Each poet believed that poetry must be written, not only to entertain, but to enlighten and enhance the reader’s mind. William Wordsworth’s Preface to Lyrical Ballads and John Keats To…

Miles is known as a central figure in sign language poetry. Throughout her adult career she strived to create a form of poetry that both deaf and hearing people could enjoy simultaneously. She played a pivotal role in the growing popularity of signed poetry, as well as the use of sign language in theatre. Because of this role, Miles is also renowned as one of the pioneers in American Sign Language and British Sign Language poetry, and also English poetry. She was born in Wales, in 1931 and died…

American poetic diction. In “Our Native Writers” (1825), his graduation address, Longfellow expressed his desire for a kind of poetry that would depict “our national character,” to be developed by writers who had “been nursed and brought up with us in the civil and religious freedom of our country” (qtd. in Wolosky 248). The Song of Hiawatha (1855) was an attempt to create such poetry. Like Leaves of Grass it was a language experiment. He collected Indian words, names and lore as an anxious…

According to Audre Lorde. The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action: She was born in 1934-19992. She was the Author of numerous collections of poetry and prose, Lord was deeply concerned with issues of class, race, age, gender, culture and health, particularly as they related to the experiences of women. In the 1960. A librarian, writer poet, teacher, feminist and lesbian, Lorde won numerous awards including a National Endowment for the arts grant and the American Library…