Archive for January, 2008
Tennyson- master of poetry
Thursday, January 31st, 2008Lord Alfred Tennyson is one of the best and most well known poets of the 19th century and he is to date day regarded as such. Tennyson was born in 1809 to a clergyman and was one of 12 children. The family had to survive on a clergyman’s paltry salary as his father who was […]
D.H Lawrence
Thursday, January 24th, 2008D.H. Lawrence is one of the greatest literary figures of the 20th century. He has written many highly acclaimed books and poems including the very controversial ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’s’ which has been made into movies and ‘Sons and Lovers’ as well as many poems that have stood the test of time including ‘Snake’ and ‘How […]
getting “techniqueal”
Friday, January 18th, 2008
Writing poetry is a very personal thing and each individual has his or her own unique style. However no matter what technique or method you use to write a poem it is the emotion in it that is most important. There are some techniques used to write poetry such as:
One of the most common and […]
Getting started
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
Just as musical genius or sporting talent is inborn, so is the gift of poetry. It cannot be created within a person. However talent can be honed and improved upon so as to improve the quality of writing. If you are new to writing poetry, this is how you can begin.
To be able to write […]
Poetry v. Prose
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008Prose is a style of poetry but it is different in that, it is more speech like and resembles everyday conversations rather than the elaborate sentences that are formed in poetry. It is derived from the latin word ‘Prosa’ which means straight forward. Prose is unpretentious and uncomplicated. It does […]