Poetry
71poetry in the 1970s — The 1970s mark a point of transition in poetry. In 1974, Philip Larkin published his last collection of poems, High Windows. The poets, mainly men, whose work had been published for twenty or thirty years or even more, continued to be… …
72Poetry reading — A poetry reading is a performance of poetry, normally given on a small stage in a café or bookstore, although poetry readings given by notable poets frequently are booked into larger venues (amphitheaters, college auditoriums, etc.) to… …
73poetry anthologies — For many, their first meeting with poetry is the anthology, as school reader, GCSE or A level set text. The selection principle in anthologies is rarely made explicit. Nevertheless this is how, unnoticing, readers begin to regard literature’s… …
74Poetry Society — Established in 1909, the London based Poetry Society is a membership organisation open to all. Its stated aim is to to promote the study, use and enjoyment of poetry . At present the Society s Director is Jules Mann.The Poetry Society publishes… …
75Poetry, Lovecraft’s — HPL wrote more than 250 poems from 1897 to 1936. The great majority of these were written in imitation of the occasional verse of Dryden and Pope, with extensive use of the heroic couplet. In 1914 HPL, responding to Maurice W.Moe’s urging to… …
76Poetry of Afghanistan — The Poetry of Afghanistan refers to poetry from or about Afghanistan or the culture in Afghanistan. It may be written in a Persian language, in Pashto, or in other languages.Persian poetry from AfghanistanPersian poetry has a long and continuous… …
77poetry in the 1980s — In Britain the 1980s began in 1979, when the long national political domination of the Conservatives in national government began, and the 1980s became synonymous with the jingoistic nationalism of post Falklands triumphalism and the… …
78Poetry Society of America — The Poetry Society of America is a literary organization founded in 1910 by poets including Witter Bynner. Past members of the [http://www.poetrysociety.org Society] have included such renowned writers as Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, Edna St.… …
79Poetry Out Loud — The Poetry Out Loud: Recitation Contest was created in 2006 by the National Endowment for the Arts and The Poetry Foundation. The contest was created to increase awareness in the art of performing poetry, with substantial cash prizes being… …
80Poetry of Catullus — The poetry of Gaius Valerius Catullus was written towards the end of the Roman Republic. It describes the Epicurean lifestyle of the poet and his friends, as well as, most famously, his love for the woman he calls Lesbia.ources and… …
