The ocean dances. It undulates and curls. Arches back and bends forward. Moving toward the finale. This week’s poetry prompt places you among the waves.
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How the Norton’s Anthology Shaped My Understanding of Poetry
“The Norton Anthology of English Literature” — all 4,000 pages of it — shaped my understanding of poetry.
“The Boundless Deep”: Richard Holmes on the Young Tennyson
In “The Boundless Deep,” Richard Holmes shows how science influenced the early poems of Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
Song of Myself by Walt Whitman
Song of Myself (1892 version) by Walt Whitman (Note that in Whitman’s original poem, the lines were quite long! Because screen sizes and mobile differ, we have not attempted to show line wraps by manually inserting spaces at the wrapped line. If you see a really, really short line, most likely it’s just wrapping from […]
Alan Jacobs Writes a Biography of “Paradise Lost”
Alan Jacobs, in his biography of “Paradise Lost,” explains that the poem by John Milton serves as a cultural mirror.
The Poetry of Gregory Corso
Gregory Corso (1930-2001), a Beat poet with an unusual history, influenced poetry long after the “Beat Generation” moment.
Finding Poetry in an Anselm Kiefer Art Exhibition
An art exhibition of the works of Anselm Kiefer led to a surprising encounter with the poetry of Gregory Corso, a beat poet.
“Horace: Poet on a Volcano” by Peter Stothard
In “Horace: Poet on a Volcano,” British author and journalist Peter Stothard tells the story of the Roman poet through his odes.
Top 10 Dip into Poetry
It’s time to see what your community loved in recent Every Day Poems. Come be surprised (and maybe add some lines of your own!)
Poet Laura: In the Sway of Tides
Our Poet Laura, Sandra Fox Murphy, returns to her love of the sea for this month’s Poet Laura feature.
Poet Laura: Gardens and Grandpa
Sandra Fox Murphy, Tweetspeak’s Poet Laura, welcomes Spring with a reflection on gardening and flower poems.
Poet Laura: The Beats, National Poetry Month, and Earth Day
Sandra Fox Murphy, Tweetspeak’s Poet Laura, finds common ground with the Beat poets, National Poetry Month and Earth Day.
“The Sadbook Collections 2″ by Sara Barkat
“The Sadbook Collections 2” by Sara Barkat provides cartoons of a stick figure character who has a poetic heart.
A Biography of Dante’s Divine Comedy
“Dante’s Divine Comedy: A Biography” by Joseph Luzzi considers how the great poem has been received over the centuries.
Poet Laura: A Cuppa Comfort for the Holiday
Sandra Fox Murphy brews ritual with coffee and tea poems in this month’s Poet Laura column.
Poetry Prompt: How Does Your Garden Grow?
Do you remember the “how does your garden grow” line from the nursery rhyme? Come write a poem and plant what you want in it.
“The World Is Too Much With Us” by William Wordsworth
< Return to all Wordsworth poems The World Is Too Much With Us The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers: Little we see in Nature that is ours; We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon! This Sea that bares her bosom to […]
A TS Classic: “The Picture of Dorian Gray” by Oscar Wilde
A new edition of “The Picture of Dorian Gray” by Oscar Wilde, illustrated by Sara Barkat, shows how the story still applies to our own time.
“The Ballad of the Foxhunter” by WB Yeats
< Return to All WB Yeats The Ballad of the Foxhunter “Now lay me in a cushioned chair “And carry me, you four, “With cushions here and cushions there, “To see the world once more. “And some one from the stables bring “My Dermot dear and brown, “And lead him gently in a ring, “And […]
An Updated Take on Keats’s Odes by Anahid Nersessian
“Keats’s Odes: A Lover’s Discourse” by Anahid Nersessian looks at the poet’s six great idea through a feminist/Marxist lens.