Saying “I love you” in a poem might sound like one of the hardest things to do; however, that’s not entirely true if you even bother to try. Firstly, simply saying “I love you” is a great place to start, especially if you are an amateur writer. Secondly, comparing love to something is possible. Thirdly, [...]
I thought I would go ahead and place poems inside an image to see what sort of response it would receive. So here you are: But A Nightmare as an image source:flickr
In night when colors all to black are cast, Distinction lost, or gone down with the light; The eye a watch to inward senses placed, Not seeing, yet still having powers of sight, Gives vain alarums to the inward sense, Where fear stirred up with witty tyranny, Confounds all powers, and thorough self-offense, Doth forge [...]
Born: April 4, 1928 as Marguerite Ann Johnson Nationality: United States Magnum Opus: Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water ‘Fore I Die (1971) Influences: Charles Dickens, William Shakespeare, Edger Allan Poe, James Weldon Johnson, Frances Harper, Georgia Douglas Johnson, Anne Spencer, and Jessie Faucet How she started: At a young age, Miss Johnson [...]
Why is it that the nastiest poets write the best poetry? I noticed this first while reading through biographies of many top classical poets: Oscar Wilde, William Butler Yeats, Lewis Carroll, and William Wordsworth to name a few. The grossness ranges from orgies to pedophilia to incest. Obviously, not all poets indulge themselves in the [...]
Image by Paul Worthington With this pen I thee write with notes and words which are never right this paper lasts a hundred years my heart pumps a thousand tears when dusk has come and I am gone I wish for you another dawn
Roses are red refers to a class of doggerel poems (meaning, poems that have little literary value). The poem is: Roses are red, Violets are blue, Sugar is sweet; And so are you The origins of the poem is unknown, however it may be traced back to the epic The Faerie Queene (Book Three, Canto [...]
Poetry has a long history. Before literacy, stories were told in poetic form for easy memorization and oral transmission. By doing so, poetry has been able to pass along tall-tales and histories journeys. There are many great poetic works, but here is a list of the top 10 must read poetry collections that have had [...]
Image by kun0me The highest stretches of the Earth can be reached by foot with sweat and tears our fears and dreams can be conquered and enjoyed
Although somewhat flattering, I recently found several websites republishing my poetry without permission. Generally, I would email the website’s owner and have them take down the poem or at the very least place a link to the original. The problem is, many websites (for whatever reason) do not have a contact form or email address [...]
