STORIES and POETRY
Man Stands at the Crossroad and Contemplates Humankind Making its Way Beyond the Cosmic Machine. Cecilia Bustamante | |
Literary works by leading poets and thinkers of the English world |
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The site for contemporary and all time poetry, from Elizabethan times to our own. There are also sections for insightful Opinion Essays and a Visual Arts Gallery. You will find sonnets, free verse, light verse, Ezra Poundīs famous haiku, and more from writers who have something important to tell. |
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POEMS OF ALL TIME Poems by: William Shakespeare Leading poet/playwright of the Elizabethan Era. His sonnets are considered perfect examples of the form even today. Ben Jonson, The first English Poet Laureate. John Donne One of the most important precursors of modern poetry. John Milton Great 17th Century British poet, referred to as a "champion of liberty." Alexander Pope Some critics disregarded him as a poet, but his poems are still alive and well today and expected to last hundreds of years more. William Wordsworth Poet Laureate. Most of his poetry were related to man and nature. One of his titles was, "The World Is Too Much With Us." Lord Byron Another outstanding, romantic poet of his day, he was also known as a "champion of liberty." Walt Whitman His collection of poems, "Leaves of Grass," is considered one of the most important pieces of American Literature. Gerard Manley Hopkins His poems were not released to the public till 29 years after his death. Dylan Thomas An Icon of the mid 20th Century's young Poets. CONTEMPORARY POETRY Here you will find poems by: Maia An American-born writer and social rights fighter. Here are three of her latest poems, one of which is the modern ballad, "The Power of Prayer". In it, she emphatizes with the grieving victims of the Katrina hurricane. Ruth Powers Mrs. Powers is a new emerging poet with a strong personality. She depicts in her poems the actual mood of fearful people... not only in the U.S., as they feel the impact of orange warnings, but also the fear of an Arab mother nursing her baby near a battle that is taking place just beyond her door. JENNI NIXON An outstanding Australian poet of our days. Here we present his nice poem Invoking Peace on an anti-war theme A. ALVAREZ A versatile writer coming to us from Sylvia Plath's times. His poem "Closing Time" fills our senses and demonstrates that man affects nature, and in turn, nature produces effects on us, in retribution. ARTICLES ON POETRY Poetry in Transition: From Middle Ages to Elizabeth I -o-o-o- Poetry in the Golden Years of Elizabeth I -o-o-o- 17th Century Poetry-The Precursors: Donne, Milton and Marvell -o-o-o- 18th Century Poetry - Alexander Pope and the Neo-Classical Period Poetry in the Early 20th Century Years -o-o-o- ESSAYS Maia From the Deathbed of Dying Planet Preface:CODE BLUE! Ayn Rand, in "We the Living" wrote of "...the sanctity of human life...sanctity not in a mystical sense of 'supreme value'..." -o-o-o- Mother Nature On the shores of Gitche Gumee. The Mother of All Lakes. Lake Superior, they called her then... -o-o-o- Cecilia Bustamante ARS BELLUM Exactly what will our warriors of the third millennium be like? In this piece, Mrs. Bustamante poses an insightful theory in answer to that question. -o-o-o- |