Greek Reporter8d
World Poetry Day: Ancient Greece’s Classics, From Homer to Sappho’s Poems
As people across the globe celebrate World Poetry Day on March 21, we delve into the world of poetry in ancient Greece, from ...
Rare copy of famous Shakespeare love poem found
A rare hand-written copy of one of the most famous love poems ever written has been discovered after hundreds of years. Dr Leah Veronese uncovered the version of William Shakespeare's Sonnet 116 ...
These Are the Most-Read Book Genres in Every State—Did Your Favorite Make the List?
When it comes to reading, everyone has a favorite book genre they turn to again and again. Find out which is the most read in ...
We visit the home of the most famous Greek poet you’ve never heard of
Travellers to Alexandria in Egypt can visit the restored apartment of Constantine Cavafy, the favourite bard of Jackie ...
The New Criterion10d
From Nezami’s “Khosrow and Shirin”
From the eleventh century until the fifteenth, verse romance was the most popular narrative genre of Persian poetry. The earliest examples are very charming ...
These are Scotland's 10 greatest poets - and none of them are dead
It’s surely something to celebrate that the most famous Scot in world history is a poet. Royalty and dictators get far too much attention as ...
Chattanooga Times Free Press28d
Review: A new collection of James Agee’s poetry displays the writer’s range and ambition
Pulitzer Prize-winning author James Agee is best known for his novels and screenplays, but a new volume from The Works of James Agee series restores his reputation as a poet.
The Nation5d
The Concrete Poetics of Mary Ellen Solt
It is in Solt’s best-known book of poetry, Flowers in Concrete (1966), that she is most explicit in her intent to marry the lexical to its visual representation, transforming her poems into objects.
The New Criterion10d
The hard Frost
as Frost, who had every reason to veil his sexual velleities for his friend’s wife when he wrote about them in public, would ...
The New York Times26d
Not Time’s Fool: A Rare Version of a Shakespeare Sonnet Is Discovered
An Oxford researcher found a rare, handwritten variation of one of Shakespeare’s most famous love poems. About 400 years ago, its meaning might have been very different. By Amelia Nierenberg ...
Reader's Digest17d
22 Short Poems That’ll Help You Read More Poetry This Year
It’s one of those classic short poems about life that can change the way you think. Beautiful, also, are the souls of my people. One of America’s most famous poets, Langston Hughes was a key ...