NounSingular poetry Plural uncountable poetry (uncountable)
SynonymsAntonymsRelated termsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Poetry (from the Greek "ποίησις", poiesis, a "making") is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning. Poetry may be written independently, as discrete poems, or may occur in conjunction with other arts, as in poetic drama, hymns, lyrics, or prose poetry. Poetry is published in dedicated magazines (the longest established being Poetry (magazine) and Oxford Poetry), e-zines, individual collections and wider anthologies, although it is rare to see anything other than lyric poetry outside of collections. Poetry, and discussions of it, have a long history. Early attempts to define poetry, such as Aristotle's Poetics, focused on the uses of speech in rhetoric, drama, song, and comedy. Later attempts concentrated on features such as repetition, verse form and rhyme, and emphasized the aesthetics which distinguish poetry from prose. From the mid-20th century, poetry has sometimes been more loosely defined as a fundamental creative act using language. Digital poetry is a modern form. Poetry often uses particular forms and conventions to suggest alternative meanings in the words, or to evoke emotional or sensual responses. Devices such as assonance, alliteration, onomatopoeia, and rhythm are sometimes used to achieve musical or incantatory effects. The use of ambiguity, symbolism, irony, and other stylistic elements of poetic diction often leaves a poem open to multiple interpretations. Similarly, metaphor, simile, and metonymy create a resonance between otherwise disparate images—a layering of meanings, forming connections previously not perceived. Kindred forms of resonance may exist, between individual verses, in their patterns of rhyme or rhythm. Some forms of poetry are specific to particular cultures and genres, responding to the characteristics of the language in which the poet writes. While readers accustomed to identifying poetry with Dante, Goethe, Mickiewicz and Rumi may think of it as being written in rhyming lines and regular meter, there are traditions, such as Biblical poetry, that use other approaches to achieve rhythm and euphony. Much of modern British and American poetry is to some extent a critique of poetic tradition, playing with and testing (among other things) the principle of euphony itself, to the extent that sometimes it deliberately does not rhyme or keep to set rhythms at all. In today's globalized world, poets often borrow styles, techniques and forms from diverse cultures and languages. Great poems differ from others exactly because of these, because their words invoke thoughts and powerful feelings in the listener or reader. Some poets, like the Hungarian József Attila, wrote exceptional poems with words combined in sentences that achieve meaning greater than the sum of the meanings of the words. Some of these became sayings in the everyday language. Across time and cultures the meanings of the words change, and make it difficult to enjoy the original beauty and power of poems. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Poetry & Popular Culture: Slam, Spoken Word, and the ...
Mike Chasar hu, 04 Feb 2010 05:13:00 GM Academics are anxious about the state of . poetry. . That anxiety, however, takes very different forms. Some of us I count myself as part of this first group worry that . poetry. is becoming too minor. We want . poetry. on billboards, ... Poetry in a Bottle: Ikal1150 Winery Holds Poetry Contest | The ...
(The Jacksonville Wine Guide) Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:42:48 GM The company's . Poetry. in a Bottle contest will award the winning poet with a three-night stay in a luxury suite at the Esencia Estate www.esenciaestate.com in Mexico's Riviera Maya, one of the first spots to serve Ikal1150 wines and a ... Flor del Concreto: LIPS Poetry Magazine Submission Deadline ...
ROXANNE HOFFMAN hu, 04 Feb 2010 04:43:00 GM Puma Perl's chapbook, Belinda and HerFriends, published in 2008 by Erbacce Press, has been awarded first prize in the first annual Erbacce Great . Poetry. Competition. The award includes a publishing contract and the publication of a ... From Google Blog Search: "poetry" English Department launches poetry series
The JHU Gazette The English Department at Johns Hopkins will launch a new series of poetry readings on the Homewood campus with a reading by Lisa Robertson at ... Hot Poems by Cool Women
New Jersey Monthly Back by popular demand, the Cool Women poets return for their 6th poetry reading celebrating life, love, and laughter. Fans know to expect the unexpected ... 'Cool Women' poets to perform at art museum Hunterdon Review all 2 news articles » Adult poets encouraged to enter work for contest
Hudson Hub-Times The Akron Art Museum invites all Ohio residents age 18 and older to participate in its 16th annual adult poetry contest, New Words 2010. ... From Google News Search: "poetry" poetry jpg
530px x 580px | 18.20kB [source page] Poetry Workshop with Susan Astor Friends of Bryant Library make this workshop possible by matching significant funds to bring this program to the youth of Roslyn The Bryant Library s Annual Poetry Workshop was re Eid Poetry jpg
614px x 750px | 100.00kB [source page] Ab ke phir EID ka din aa pohencha Image http mykportal webs com 20New 20Folder Eid Poetry jpg Hello friends advance Eid Mubarak drive1 poetry jpg
462px x 1052px | 54.70kB [source page] Dorothea Luise von Wittenhorst Sonsfeld 1681 1746 1715 609x532pix 17kb Poetry surrounded by puti 462x1052pix 55kb From Yahoo Image Search: "poetry" How do you make poetry grammatically correct? Q. I'm editing a friend's poetry for a contest but I've only ever edited stories. I don't know anything about poetry. Can someone explain or give me a link to a site about poetry grammar? How it's laid out, how the punctuation is supposed to look. I've seen poetry with lines at the end of sentences--- Like that... What do those do? Any help you can give is greatly appreciated! I also mean things like, is every line capitalized? Things like that. Asked by Mojo - Sun Jan 31 20:55:59 2010 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments Do you write poetry primarily for yourself or others? Q. I ask this question, because in my own case, I mainly write humorous poetry and I honestly believe that I write mainly for others to enjoy and not just for myself. If others do not read my poems and find them funny there seems little point to them. I do enjoy writing them and obviously I am using my own experience and sense of humour. I think it may be different with serious poetry as writers are maybe writing as they need to express an emotion in writing. I just think it might be interesting to see what the response is to this question. Asked by Yvonne N - Thu Sep 24 07:50:46 2009 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments A. I think you are dead right,Yvonne; comic poetry needs an audience while serious poetry can often be written just as a release. Answered by Tony h - Thu Sep 24 09:52:15 2009 Where can I find times and locations for open mic poetry events preferably in TX?
Q. Hi! I'm a writer who wants to participate in open mic poetry nights and I was wondering if any of you know where I can find times for such events. I live in Texas so if there's a place that can find open mic poetry nights in Texas it would be fantastic. Thank you for your help. Asked by Jimmy A - Mon Mar 10 00:35:16 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Check the Austin Chronicle On line. Answered by Look what I can do... - Mon Mar 10 01:55:26 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "poetry" Quotes on the subjects of Poetry, poems, and poets. SourcedIt is difficult to get the news from poems yet men die miserably every day for lack of what is found there. ~ William Carlos Williams
From Wikiquote under the GNU Free Documentation License. |






