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 [...]
Love poems are one of the most searched for poetry themes on PoemofQuotes. Although the results are skewed due to Google searches and placement, these are the top 10 most viewed love poems written by me, long ago and read on PofQ. Wanting You Our Moment Feeling Everlasting Love One Kiss Without You The Day [...]
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 [...]
With so many classic love poems it is hard to find a poem that is short, exciting, and says “I love you”. By being an author of a poetry website I have the “privilege” of reading many love poems; thus, I have read my share of both exciting and boring works. My preference may not [...]
PoemofQuotes has been able to gather the top 10 most read classic poems. Some of this is due to search engine placement and others due to links from websites. Any way that you put it, visitors viewed the poems with hopes of reading greatness. As it turns out, each poem is seen as one of [...]
The sonnet is a poetic form that can be found in lyric poetry throughout Europe. The term “sonnet” derives from the Occitan word “sonet” and the Italian word “sonetto”, meaning “little song.” By the thirteenth century, the sonnet signified a poem of fourteen lines which follows a strict rhyme scheme and specific structure. One of [...]
Planet of the Apes is seen as one of the greatest films of all time. The original film stars Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, and Maurice Evans. The film was ground-breaking for its make-up techniques by artist John Chambers. The film turned into a series, including four sequals and a short lived television show, [...]
I’ve been fascinated with the concept of code poetry ever since I saw a blog dedicated to writing poetry using python. In short, code poetry is poetry with visual movement or delayed writing by using code. This makes for a more complex art form by bridging the gap between text and performance art, much like [...]
