The Right Word.(Poem)Dolphin, Paul
or spending several minutes finding the right word to describe a street lamp in the dark: ‘This was the journalist’s sense – a sixth sense – which urges its possessor to set down everything he observes, and adds infinite zest to life...
‘The Word Plum’ by Helen Chasin is a unique and interesting poem that asks readers to analyze language and experience.
This season of Advent, as we prepare and wait for the coming of Christmas, I’ve been writing daily elfchen. (Last week, Kim Johnson pointed out that the form contains the word “elf”, so how appropriate, right?) To see the guidelines, return to last week’sThis Photoprompt. Strength...
The first word from the title, i.e., “Bard,” means poet. The poem is an ode written in the Pindaric form in which Thomas Gray portrays the blood-stained time of King Edward I. Get the Poem as a Printable PDF Log in or join Poetry+ to access Poem Printable PDFs. Add Rhyme ...
What is the nature of literature?Most literary histories do include treatment of philosophers, historians, theologians, moralists, politicians, and even some scientists.Within the history of imaginative literature, limitation to the great books makes incomprehensible the continuity of literary tradition, ...
Yes, that’s right, Canada is doing the same thing the US did in 1998, with all of the negative effects that have now been well documented. The verdict is in: adding an extra 20 years to the US copyright term was a “big mistake.” This is not a quote from someone who is ...
“I can stay on their plan, right?” I asked. He assured me that the law required that I be offered that opportunity. But the company tried offering me a $1500 stipend toward whatever insurance I could find. At that point, I contacted a lawyer friend. I accepted their $1500 offer ...
suggests that they are "more than married," marriage remains his reference point for a meaningful union between people. Indeed, he compares the flea’s body to a "marriage bed, and marriage temple," the word "temple" here again making the church's presence and authority felt in the poem....
Get some talent and you’ll get paid. Then you’ll be real. Only then. If we don’t disappear you in the meantime for asking too many questions since, if you were any good, you’d be something you’re not right now. But I think about Juliette, who was wholly herself. And ...