Modern poetry is markedly different from classic poetry. It relies less on meter and rhyme, and focuses more on biographical events and the everyday experiences of people. So why isn’t poetry more ...

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Our poetry editor recommends collections that revel in nature, family life, hard work and language. By Gregory Cowles If we’re being honest here, a true starter pack of modern American poetry would ...

Strolling around Disneyland this summer, re-acquainting myself with Peter Pan, Winnie the Pooh, Mister Toad, Simba, and so on, the following reflection occurred to me: that these strange imagined ...

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THERE has been a real need for a definitive collection of modern poetry of the period since the World War, exemplifying recent work of established poets, the increase of associative imagery, the shift ...

When did the journey of modern Tamil poetry begin? Capturing the “the present” by Bharathi in his free verses or with the penning of the stray verses (Thanipadalkal) by poets like Kalamegam, that were ...

In a land of vast deserts, lush oases and evocative coastlines, Emirati poetry has for centuries been more than an art form — it has been a way of life. The nation’s oral tradition of poetry, ...

Songwriters are often praised with the backhanded comment that their lyrics are so great it means they are not mere songwriters, but poets. As if being a songwriter now, in the 21st century, is a ...