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Poets and Poems: J.R.R. Tolkien and “Beowulf”

By Glynn Young 11 Comments

Tokien's Beowulf Tweetspeak Poetry

The newly published translation of “Beowulf” by J.R.R. Tolkien is both poetic prose and a reminder of the epic’s influence on “The Lord of the Rings.”

Filed Under: Books, Classic Poetry, Courage Poems, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Tolkien

Anna Akhmatova and the Poetry of Resilience

By Glynn Young 6 Comments

Anna Akhmatova and the Poetry of Resilience Tweetspeak Poetry

Russian poet Anna Akhmatova experienced personal tragedy, war, revolution, civil war, and Stalinist repression, and still wrote haunting poetry.

Filed Under: Anna Akhmatova, Classic Poetry, Poems, poetry, poetry reviews, Poets, Russian Poets

Poem Analysis: Matthew Arnold’s Dover Beach

By Sara Barkat 16 Comments

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“The sea is calm tonight…” An evocative poem analysis focusing on the imagery in Matthew Arnold’s Dover Beach. Insightful and helpful…

Filed Under: Blog, Classic Poetry, Grief Poems, Humanity Poems, Poem Analysis, Sea Poems, Student Writing

Eating and Drinking Poems: Neruda’s “Ode to the Onion”

By Nicole Gulotta 3 Comments

neruda ode to the onion

Guest contributor Nicole Gulotta writes about Chilean poet Pablo Neruda’s purpose behind his odes to the mundane, looking specifically at the unexpected beauty of the onion. She pairs this poem with a classic French Onion soup recipe: the perfect blend of cozy and satisfying.

Filed Under: Blog, Classic Poetry, Eating and Drinking Poems, Ode Poems, Poems, poetry, Poets, Recipes

Poetry Classroom: A Valediction—Forbidding Mourning

By Karen Swallow Prior 14 Comments

Valediction Forbidding Mourning Petals photo

Not exactly what one expects in classical love poetry, to be sure. But hold your horses for this one, because I think this is the greatest love poem ever written.

Filed Under: Blog, Classic Poetry, love poems, love poetry, Poetry Classroom, poetry teaching resources

Poetry Classroom: Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd

By Karen Swallow Prior 18 Comments

The Nymph Replies to the Shepherd Poetry

Welcome to this month’s poetry classroom, with author and literature professor Karen Swallow Prior. Now discussing The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd.

Filed Under: Blog, Classic Poetry, love poems, love poetry, Poems, poetry, Poetry Classroom, poetry teaching resources

Poetry Classroom: Passionate Shepherd to his Love

By Karen Swallow Prior 5 Comments

Classic Love Poems Shepherd

Even if you have not read Christopher Marlowe’s famous poem, “The Passionate Shepherd to his Love, ” you probably know its poetry anyway. Really.

Filed Under: Blog, Classic Poetry, love poems, love poetry, Poems, poetry, Poetry Classroom, poetry teaching resources

Poetry Classroom: Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare (1609)

By Karen Swallow Prior 29 Comments

Classic Art Lovers Painting Fragonard

In this month’s poetry classroom, author and literature professor Karen Swallow Prior will be treating us to a discussion of classic love poetry—beginning with Shakespeare.

Filed Under: Blog, Classic Poetry, love poems, love poetry, Poems, poetry, poetry teaching resources, Shakespeare, shakespeare poems

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