Poetry

Poetry

Poetry (derived from the Greek poiesis, "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, a prosaic ostensible meaning.

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Theodore Roethke

Theodore Roethke

American poet

Frank Belknap Long

Frank Belknap Long

American writer

Muhammad Mahdi al-Jawahiri

Muhammad Mahdi al-Jawahiri

Iraqi poet

Woolgathering

Woolgathering

Book by Patti Smith

Peter Ackroyd

Peter Ackroyd

Biographer

Jan Erik Vold

Jan Erik Vold

Norwegian poet

Wilhelm Busch

Wilhelm Busch

German poet

Elizabeth Coatsworth

Elizabeth Coatsworth

American writer

Colin Thompson

Colin Thompson

Australian writer

Only Opal: The Diary of a Young Girl

Only Opal: The Diary of a Young Girl

Book by Jane Boulton

Richard Michelson

Richard Michelson

Author

Barbara Cooney

Barbara Cooney

American writer

A Light in the Attic

A Light in the Attic

Book by Shel Silverstein

Jack Prelutsky

Jack Prelutsky

American writer

The Mirror of Love

The Mirror of Love

Book by Alan Moore

Nobrow: Brave new world

Nobrow: Brave new world

Book

Nobrow 3: Topsy Turvy

Nobrow 3: Topsy Turvy

Book by Sam Arthur

Time For Lights Out

Time For Lights Out

Book by Raymond Briggs

Ten Little Zombies: A Love Story

Ten Little Zombies: A Love Story

Book by Andy Rash

Hepta

Hepta

Book by Mohamed Sadeq

Baxter Black

Baxter Black

American cowman

Michael Hofmann

Michael Hofmann

German poet

National Eisteddfod of Wales

National Eisteddfod of Wales

Music Festival

A Victorian Flower Dictionary: . . .

A Victorian Flower Dictionary: . . .

Book by Vanessa Diffenbaugh

New Oxford Rhyming Dictionary

New Oxford Rhyming Dictionary


A Blake dictionary

A Blake dictionary

Book by S. Foster Damon

Ama Ata Aidoo

Ama Ata Aidoo

Ghanaian author

Es'kia Mphahlele

Es'kia Mphahlele

South African writer

Luigi Pirandello

Luigi Pirandello

Italian dramatist

James Purdy

James Purdy

American novelist

Rachel Field

Rachel Field

American novelist

Wole Soyinka

Wole Soyinka

Nigerian playwright

The No-Maddz

The No-Maddz

Band

Linton Kwesi Johnson

Linton Kwesi Johnson

Poet

Ludovico Ariosto

Ludovico Ariosto

Italian poet

Divine Comedy

Divine Comedy

Poem by Dante Alighieri

Henriade

Henriade

Poem by Voltaire

Poema de Fernán González

Poema de Fernán González

Book

The Giaour

The Giaour

Poem by Lord Byron

Omeros

Omeros

Poem by Derek Walcott

Kalevala

Kalevala

Book by Elias Lönnrot

Mocedades de Rodrigo

Mocedades de Rodrigo

Verse

Paradise Regained

Paradise Regained

Poem by John Milton

The Faerie Queene

The Faerie Queene

Poem by Edmund Spenser

Pan Tadeusz; Or, The Last Foray in

Pan Tadeusz; Or, The Last Foray in

Poem by Adam Mickiewicz

The Bride of Abydos

The Bride of Abydos

Poem by Lord Byron

Pan Tadeusz; Or, The Last Foray in Lithuania

Pan Tadeusz; Or, The Last Foray in Lithuania

Poem by Adam Mickiewicz

The Conference of the Birds

The Conference of the Birds

Book by Attar of Nishapur

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