Poems about youth are a celebration of vitality, curiosity, and the boundless potential of young hearts. They capture the essence of innocence and the joy of discovering the world anew. These verses explore the struggles and triumphs of youth, highlighting their dreams, hopes, and the challenges...
both having a profound effect on the development of written arts and culture. Traditionally these poems are ascribed to Greek poet Homer, although he may simply have written and shaped works which had been in the oral memory of his ancestors. That said, by writing them down in the manner he...
Wade in the Water: Poems ByTRACY K. SMITH.$24. Graywolf. Poetry. In her new collection, the poet laureate addresses national traumas including slavery and the Civil War — some of the poems are drawn from the letters of black soldiers — while asking how an artist might navigate the poli...
Prolific and widely loved poet Mary Oliverdied early this yearat the age of 83. She won the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 for her collectionAmerican Primitive, and a National Book Award in 1992 for herNew and Selected Poems.Known for her simple phrasing and her odes to the natural world—and als...
She also co-founded the New York Poets Theatre, and was arrested for publishing poems deemed obscene in the magazine The Floating Bear. The charges were ultimately dropped. Moving to California, di Prima studied Zen and Tibetan Buddhism, Sanskrit and alchemy, while raising five children. In...
In the 2014 documentary "Paul Taylor: Creative Domain," the choreographer said, "Dance, I've always thought it's like poetry. Poems don't always spell everything out, you know. They need room between the lines."Neil Simon Rene Perez/AP Photo Although he was known for memorable comedic...
Shakespeare Trivia- a trivia quiz on Shakespeare's life and works. William Shakespeare- a biography. William Shakespeare: Monologues- a collection of Shakespearean monologues for actors. William Shakespeare: Poems- a collection of Shakespeare's sonnets....
In 1856 Hugo published Les Contemplations, a work described as the progression of life from infancy to its end, complete with all of the emotional experiences that happen to a person during this process. Many of these poems predict Hugo's next major work La Légende des siècles (1859), con...
Parnell's Poems (1721) was followed by an edition of the late Duke of Buckingham's Works (1723). Then, in 1725, Pope's six volumes on the works of William Shakespeare (1564–1616) were published. Pope's edits and explanatory notes were notoriously capricious (impulsive and not scholarly)...
In the 2014 documentary "Paul Taylor: Creative Domain," the choreographer said, "Dance, I've always thought it's like poetry. Poems don't always spell everything out, you know. They need room between the lines."Neil Simon Rene Perez/AP Photo Although he was known for memorable comedic...