Sunday, August 14, 2022
To make up for the apparent lack of humor in my April Fool’s article– perhaps it was a bit too believable– everyone gets to enjoy some actually funny poems this month! Poets approach humor the same way they do many other things–that is, seriously. Nevertheless, many of the most famous […]
In solemn (and sappy) remembrance of all we are losing, I have compiled some of the most romantic, tear-inducing poems of the past centuries. Of course, they have been modified slightly to fit the occasion. Some of them more so than others. All edits, strikethroughs, and brackets, are my own. […]
What is the utter nonsense in the picture above? Nothing but one of the most famous, most clever poems of the 20th century poet E. E. (Edward Estlin) Cummings. Or should it be spelled e. e. cummings? This poet is best known for his playful manipulation of syntax, grammar, punctuation, […]
After the Romantics, foreign poets tend to get lost in studies of Western literature. Even among modern poets, Seamus Heaney can be overlooked because he stands apart from the rest. Instead of breaking from tradition like T. S. Eliot and E. E. Cummings, Heaney’s poetry embraces tradition, transcending time and […]
When flipping through a book of poems for something to read, it is easy to skip over the long poems that go on for pages and only read the short ones. Who has time to waste on a long poem– or, in this digital age, the attention span? Certainly, short […]