ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD POEM
From Latin poēma, from Greek, variant of poiēma something composed, created, from poiein to make.
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10 QUOTES WITH «POEM»
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The genesis of a poem for me is usually a cluster of words. The only good metaphor I can think of is a scientific one: dipping a thread into a supersaturated solution to induce crystal formation. I don't think I solve problems in my poetry; I think I uncover the problems.
No poem is easily grasped; so why should any reader expect fast results?
I consider a poem to be a kind of experiment where a number of elements are brought together under test conditions to see how they will interact to create meaning or relevance.
The point of an experiment is not to arrive at a predetermined end point, to prove or disprove anything, but to deliver a poem that reveals much about the process taken.
Writing can sometimes be exploitative. I like to take a few steps of remove in order to respect the privacy of the subject. If readers make the link, they have engaged with the poem.
What we call a poem is mostly what is not there on the page. The strength of any poem is the poems that it has managed to exclude.
If you cannot be a poet, be the poem.
I write with a Uni-Ball Onyx Micropoint on nine-by-seven bound notebooks made by a Canadian company called Blueline. After I do a few drafts, I type up the poem on a Macintosh G3 and then send it out the door.
The form of my poem rises out of a past that so overwhelms the present with its worth and vision that I'm at a loss to explain my delusion that there exist any real links between that past and a future worthy of it.
Again like Williams, with the emphasis now regrettable, when a man makes a poem, makes it mind you, he takes the words as he finds them lying interrelated about him.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POEM»
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poem in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
poem and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
I Wanted to Write a
Poem: The Autobiography of the Works of ...
'I Wanted to Write a Poem' is, then, a brief 'talking' bibliography, alive with the Williamses' memories of the circumstances in which the books were brought into being-in Miss Heal's words, 'a nostalgic review of the early twentieth ...
William Carlos Williams, Edith Heal, 1978
2
How to Read a
Poem: And Fall in Love with Poetry
This poem has come from a great distance to find you." So begins this astonishing book by one of our leading poets and critics.
3
The End of the
Poem: Studies in Poetics
This book, by one of Italy's most important and original contemporary philosophers, represents a broad, general, and ambitious undertaking—nothing less than an attempt to rethink the nature of poetic language and to rearticulate ...
4
The Reader, the Text, the
Poem: The Transactional Theory of ...
The book has been praised for its lucid explanation of the multidimensional character of the reading process - evoking, interpreting, and evaluating the work.
Louise Michelle Rosenblatt, 1994
5
The Modern Hebrew
Poem Itself
Also included in the volume is a valuable introduction to and historical overview of Hebrew poetry from 1880-1990. The Modern Hebrew Poem Itself is a must-have for lovers of poetry and Jewish literature.
6
The Art of Poetry : How to Read a
Poem: How to Read a
Poem
The book includes a superb two-chapter discussion of the sonnet's form and history, and represents the first poetry guide to introduce gender as a basic element of analysis.
Shira Wolosky Professor of English and American Literature Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2001
7
Poem of the Cid: A Modern Translation with Notes
The text of the poem survives in only one early-thirteenth-century manuscript copied by a single scribe, yet centuries later the figure of the Cid still was celebrated in the Spanish popular ballad tradition.
Paul Blackburn, George Economou, 1998
8
How to Read an Oral
Poem
Uses examples from Homer's Odyssey to contemporary urban America's slam poetry to explore the cultural contexts of this verbal artform, discussing the structure, principles, and social applications of the oral poem.
"--John Hollander, Yale University "There hasn't been an adequate history of the business of poetic titling until this new book by Ferry, and it is stimulating and welcome. . . .This is an indispensable hornbook.
He has also translated the work of Henry Miller and other contemporary American writers into Spanish.
Federico Garcia Lorca, 1987
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POEM»
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poem is used in the context of the following news items.
Poem of the week: from I Sing the Body Electric by Walt Whitman
The whole poem is the unfolding of Whitman's answer. ... There's some mixing of categories as the poem gathers speed near the end. But the ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Brooke Hogan wrote a poem on Facebook defending her dad
Brooke (Hogan) Bollea came to her father's defense on Facebook in a poetic status update. The poem titled, "If you knew my father" is about ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
Teen's poem on negativity is truly inspiring
PITTSBURGH — A poem reportedly written by a teenager is taking the ... When you read the poem from top to bottom, it is pretty negative and ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jul 15»
This poem will help you appreciate grammar
A poem which seems to suggest unthinkable things about Michael Gove, Jeremy Clarkson and Piers Morgan is being applauded on social ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
'Worst Day Ever?' poem goes viral
The poem was spotted hanging on a wall in North London by a man who ... The poem is reportedly inspired by Talmudic teachings and ... «WNCT, Jul 15»
Poem: Rabbi Ishmael ben Elisha I
Jason Schneiderman is the author of the books “Sublimation Point” and “Striking Surface.” He is an assistant professor of English at the ... «Jewish Journal, Jul 15»
The Sunday poem: Brother Fire
Thanatos, the destructive principle, was opposed to Eros, the creative one. But, as in MacNeice's poem, the distinction was not always that easy ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
Rap poem says 'Guns Are a Big No No'
Lucille McDonald formerly lived in west Louisville and now is a resident of Chapel House. “I've always been active and I'm not stopping at 86,” ... «The Courier-Journal, Jul 15»
Better Than Any Modern Travel Book: A 16th-Century German …
We know almost nothing about him, but he left behind a wonderfully quirky poem about Iceland in Middle Low German. It was printed in ... «Reykjavík Grapevine, Jul 15»
Teen's Poem Goes Viral After Stranger Finds It in a Bar
A Brooklyn teenager's poem somehow made its way across the Atlantic Ocean to a bar in London, where it was printed and tacked up in a bar. «TIME, Jul 15»
