They are written to a precise syllabic count. It begins with a line of nine syllables and then moves progressively down to the middle line of one syllable and then moves back to nine, structurally the ...
BLUFFTON — Eloisa Amezcua, poet and founder of Costura Creative, will present the forum “The Shape of a Poem” at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, Yoder Recital Hall, 1 University Drive, Bluffton. It is free ...
In a poem, a writer uses language, form and structure to present an idea in a new way; the words on the page become a way to communicate between the poet’s mind and the reader's. When reading poetry a ...
William Shakespeare is the bestselling poet of all time. The word 'poetry' is from the Greek term poiesis, which means 'making'. The oldest written poem is the Epic of Gilgamesh originating from ...