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Post by Haku on Jan 18, 2004 1:44:32 GMT -5
other.
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Post by Antid on Jan 18, 2004 2:49:52 GMT -5
Qui exactement?
Who exactly? I'm curious.
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Post by >>The Neon One on Jan 18, 2004 11:56:25 GMT -5
That list was quite bare. How about Pablo Neruda, William Carlos Williams, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac (all the Beats, yeah ^^; ), John Dalton, the Romantics, yeah... the list goes on.
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Post by Antid on Jan 18, 2004 15:06:11 GMT -5
Sorry, the number of options were limited, so I put up the most famous ones. Or at least the ones I deemed to be most famous. I reckoned that most people would choose other, but oh well I just re-read The Raven by Poe and was inspired to make a poll. "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary, O'er many a quaint and queery poet of forgotten lore..." So who's Pablo Neruda and all the others?
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Post by >>The Neon One on Jan 18, 2004 19:29:29 GMT -5
Pablo Neruda is a fabulous Chilean poet who is extremely famous for his odes to common things (the color green, bees, beds, tomatoes, September, among many more), his love poetry, and his radical political ideas. But seriously, his poetry is gorgeous. The imagery is amazing. You can find some poems of his here, and, if you'd like to see my favorite love poem of his, go here (all of those are in English, don't worry ^^;;. Ginsburg, Ferlinghetti, and Kerouac are famous "Beat" poets. The Beat movement began in the 1950's as a reaction against the strict conformity that dominated the time period. As a result, their poems are often very unique. Ferlinghetti started "City Lights Bookstore", a fabulous independant bookstare in San Francisco. Ginsburg ultimately influenced many famous musicians including Bob Dylan and the Beatles. And Kerouac wrote a book entitled On the Road which defined the Beat generation. Ferlinghetti- Underwear, The World is a Beautiful PlaceGinsburg- SongKerouac- 211th ChorusWilliam Carlos Williams was pre-Beat and famous for his simple, stark poems that merely discribed things. here are a few poems for your enjoyment (they're really quick reads^^; ) In stark contrast, the romantics were from the 19th century and were famous for their poems exhaulting nature, freedom and emotion. Keats- [url=http://www.everypoet.com/archive/poetry/John_Keats/keats_When_I_have_Fears_that_I_may_Cease_to_Be.htm[/url] When I Have Fears[/url] (He had Teburculosis and thus thought about death a lot), La Belle Dame Sanas MerciWordsworth- It is a Beauteous EveningShelley- OzymandiasI actually made a mistake with the name of this next poet. It's actually John Donne, not Dalton (got confused with my science XD). He was a Metaphysical (post-Renaissance) poet. Valediction Forbidden MourningAnd while you're at it, check out Langston Hughes, a poet during the Harlem Renaissance. A Dream Deferred
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Post by Haku on Jan 18, 2004 20:45:09 GMT -5
you're right, he is quite good. the raven is an interesting poem. = )
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Post by Archagon on Jan 18, 2004 21:28:31 GMT -5
I have to admit that I don't read much poetry...
But all you educated people (read: Steph) make me jealous. I think I'll go do some reasearch.
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Post by AZERTY on Jan 22, 2004 22:04:08 GMT -5
Yes the Raven is an awesome poem and so is The Bells, both by Poe. I beleive he is one of the best poets I have read, although I know that there are other good ones that I havnt.
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Post by Antid on Jan 23, 2004 19:13:50 GMT -5
The Raven is an awesome poem. I'm planning to memorize and recite it in front of my English class for a project.
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Post by AZERTY on Jan 23, 2004 19:22:34 GMT -5
wow... its a long poem though... isnt it? how long have you got to memorise it...?
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Post by Antid on Jan 23, 2004 19:29:10 GMT -5
I've got the weekend.
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Post by AZERTY on Jan 23, 2004 19:54:38 GMT -5
that would explain it...
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Post by KillinKrillan on Jan 24, 2004 1:40:36 GMT -5
The Raven certainly is quite the poem, but I often wonder of the story behind it, and/or the meaning of it. Anyone know? I'm not really one for poems, forgive my ignorance.
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Post by AZERTY on Jan 28, 2004 3:11:18 GMT -5
essentially there is a guy who is lonely and he is visited by a raven.... the raven shouts to him nevermore to every question he asks and stays there.... of course I cant analyse that because I dont have the words in front of me. But I do not beleive it is supposed to go much further than that.... all you need to do is figure out what the raven symbolyses and why that stays forever perched etc.
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Post by bezzerkker on Jan 30, 2004 20:19:04 GMT -5
The Raven is an awesome poem. I'm planning to memorize and recite it in front of my English class for a project. I met a guy who could recite "The Jabberwock" by Lewis Carrol from memory... yeah, Lewis Carrol would probably be my favorite poet, even if he did use opium to get inspiration...
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