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Most Recent Articles in Poetry category

• Romeo and Juliet, Sweat, and the Value of Vulgarity in Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - By: Paul Thomson
  Exploring Twain's use of crudeness in the "Romeo and Juliet" scene of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
• The Columbian Exchange Beginning with Spanish Colonization - By: Paul Thomson
  Recapping the devastating impact that Spanish Colonization and the Columbian Exchange had on the indigenous civilizations of the New World.
• The Whosie-Whatsit War: How the French and Indian War Shaped US History - By: Paul Thomson
  Investigating the impact of the French and Indian War on US History.
• Treasures of the Heart - By: Clement Sadjere
  Poetic piece of adoration to a loved one
• Savage Nature: The Life of Ted Hughes - By: Sonu Garg
  One of the most important poets of the post-war period, Edward James Hughes (1930-1998), was drawn towards the primitive. He was enchanted by the beauty of the natural world, frequently portraying its cruel and savage temperament in his work as a reflection of his own personal suffering and mystical beliefs - convinced that modern man had lost touch with the primordial side of his nature.
• Getting Your Words Out: Winning Free Poetry Contests - By: Bob Burnham
  There are two types of poets in the world. The first are those that will take the time to develop their poems, submit them to different areas, and work on every word. Then, there are poets who will write a poem, stick it in their dresser, only to find it five years later and reminisce about the reasoning behind writing the poem.
• Poet Laureates of Poker - By: Murphy James
  "Poker may be only a game, but it is not a matter of life and death. It's a lot more serious than that." Anthony Holden in "Big Deal.
• Facing my Wine, Falling Blossoms have Filled the Folds of my Clothes - By: Gerald Marchewka
  Imagine a ragged drunk who smiles as he sees a gleaming moon float gently across a soft gilded stream.In "Amusing Myself", another famous poem, an inebriated glassy eyed Li Bai writes,Facing my wine, I did not see the dusk,But falling blossoms have filled the folds of my clothes,Drunk I rise, and approach the moon in a river,But birds are far away ... and people are few.
• Senryu and Haiku - What's the Difference? - By: Edward A. Weiss
  Many people who write haiku think they are creating haiku when in fact, they are making senryu. What's senryu you ask? It's exactly like haiku except its subject matter has to do with anything besides nature.
• Poetry vs The Internet - By: Chris Campbell
  Poetry is the mastery of words in all their variations and subtleies to express in an eloquent manner that which cannot be expressed in silence. Emotions of the heart, a looking glass into the soul, a way to make amends, and a way to build vistas exploring humanity and all it's relationships. Poetry is all this an much more.