Lyric poetry

Lyric poetry

Lyric poetry is a formal type of poetry which expresses personal emotions or feelings, typically spoken in the first person. The term derives from a form of Ancient Greek literature, the lyric, which was defined by its musical accompaniment, usually on a stringed instrument known as a lyre.

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Torquato Tasso

Torquato Tasso

Italian poet

Tristan Tzara

Tristan Tzara

Romanian poet

Horace

Horace

Roman poet

Friedrich Hölderlin

Friedrich Hölderlin

German poet

A. E. Housman

A. E. Housman

English poet

Julia de Burgos

Julia de Burgos

Puerto Rican poet

Nizami Ganjavi

Nizami Ganjavi

Poet

Sappho

Sappho

Poet

W. H. Davies

W. H. Davies

Poet