Category: Vol.2: Poetically Speaking
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“Annabel Lee”
Kenneth Daniel Wisseman — October 9, 1849 a poem was published in the New York Daily Tribune. It would be the last poem of a poet I consider the greatest American romance poet to ever live. Many of his poems were of ladies he flirted with. He was an admirer of lyrical poetry, not so…
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“The Sound of Autumn”—Part I
Ferrick Gray — The poem I have chosen is written by Kenneth Daniel Wisseman, and is included in his debut book—To Look Upon Eurydice. It is also written in one of my favorite forms, that of terza rima. Hopefully many will know of this form from Dante Alighieri’s La Divina Commedia (The Divine Comedy).
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Two Poems by Katherine Mansfield
Ferrick Gray — There are few who have heard of Katherine Mansfield and even fewer knowing of her poetry. She was better known for her short stories, but sadly today these too do not receive the attention they should. Katherine Mansfield was the wife of John Middleton Murry, and it was he who published a…
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The Shakespearean Sonnet
Kenneth Daniel Wisseman — During Queen Elizabeth’s rule, the Sonnet became the most popular lyrical form for Renaissance poets, creating ‘little songs’ in praise of beauty and of love. One in particular, a playwright for the Globe Theater and contemporary of Christopher Marlowe, became the most famous poet of all time, his name was William…
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When I Buy Pictures—Marianne Moore
Ferrick Gray — I have read that Marianne Moore was one of the modernists. This may well have been true because of the unorthodoxy of her poetry in terms of construction and presentation. It was different, and did not meet with great approval. However, I do not think it was a matter of making the…
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The Palace of Truth — W. S. Gilbert
Ferrick Gray — This is a very charming and humorous play which can be easily read from the page, but it has also appeared on stage numerous times since its first performance in 1870. The playwright is none other than W. S. Gilbert of Gilbert and Sullivan fame, and this was one of his most…
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Believability and Understandability in Poetry
Ferrick Gray — Success of a poem can rarely be gauged by the poet themselves. Mostly it is the reader who determines the success or failure of a poem. There are two factors to be considered, these being believability and understandability.
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Deceptive Expectation
Ferrick Gray — The myth of Padora’s Box has changed many times depending on who has told it. Box was introduced later and is a mistranslation of large storage jar. There is also debate as to who actually opened the jar and released the woes upon the world. It seems that Pandora gets the blame.…