Poetry: the Dead Language (White)

Resuscitating the Poetic Rhythm and the RhymeAlmost everyone likes poetry.If you like music-particularly the lyrical content-you like poetry. If you like great film dialog, you like poetry. If you like reading birthday cards, you like poetry. Just about everyone likes poetry in some form or fashion.There is a passion about it.There is a rhythm to it.There is soul in it.Most of the names will not be known, and most of the authors of these poems only wrote the solitary poem...
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Resuscitating the Poetic Rhythm and the RhymeAlmost everyone likes poetry.If you like music-particularly the lyrical content-you like poetry. If you like great film dialog, you like poetry. If you like reading birthday cards, you like poetry. Just about everyone likes poetry in some form or fashion.There is a passion about it.There is a rhythm to it.There is soul in it.Most of the names will not be known, and most of the authors of these poems only wrote the solitary poem that included in this book.Seek out these writers.Steve DustcircleAbraham a Sancta-ClaraFranklin Pierce AdamsAristophanesJoseph Ashby-SterryHerbert AsquithJohn Leroy AtwellWilliam Edmondstoune AytounHarlan Hoge BallardJohn Kendrick BangsMaurice BaringThomas Haynes BaylyCharles Henry BennettSamuel Laman BlanchardHenry Cuyler BunnerFrank Gelett BurgessSir Francis Cowley BurnandJoseph BurrowsWilliam Allen ButlerJohn ByromGeorge CanningHenry CareyJennings CarmichaelVirginia Carter CastlemanRobert William ChambersCharles SibleyGeoffrey ChaucerJohn Vance CheneyH. E. ClarkeMarcus Andrew Hislop ClarkeEdward James Mortimer CollinsWilliam CongreveCasa CoraggioAbraham CowleyStephen CraneArthur Shearly CrippsFrancis DavisonAnthony Charles DeaneJ. P. DenisonWilliam Chatterton DixH. C. DodgeMary Mapes DodgeNathan Haskell DoleJ. L. DuffWilliam W. FinkFanny Fire-FlyJ. W. FoleyClinton Scollard