Four Quartets - Little Gidding ( Read more... )

The Idea of Order at Key West ( Read more... )

These last two weeks we've been going in depth about T.S. Eliot's "The Wasteland". This long poem reminds me of a collage of sorts. There are so many footnotes and allusions and voices that it makes me dizzy. Our most amazing prof has said that this poetry is much like film in that the final product is derived mostly from the editing room. Much ( Read more... )

Soldiers in the trenches of the Great War weren't always fighting or moving. They had time to reflect or write. People in the Great War were not prepared for modern warfare. With mobilization, chemical warfare, improved artillery, and more, it was quite a shock for ordinary people turned soldiers to bare. From this there came a new era in poetry ( Read more... )

"It's been a long, long, long time" since I like a poem discussed in lecture. The ones that did it were the works of Kipling. He has this way of writing verse that really intrigues me. I think it's mostly the rhythm and flow that I liked. But it's also the content. I love the way Tommy was put together, even with the 4 repetative lines at the end ( Read more... )

While this may be a little late, I will still go with it. Last lecture, Professor Kuin was talking about natura naturans and natura naturata. You may be saying: What - the - hell. Well, last semester I was in a philosophy class that lightly covered Baruch Spinoza, my current favourite philosopher. He also used these exact terms about nature. This ( Read more... )

"How happy is the blameless vestal's lot ( Read more... )

Troubadours ~ influenced by the Moors in Spain ~ 1st post-classical poetry generally written by a man about or to a woman, usually an unattainable woman and he spends his time expressing feelings for her ~ a psychology of love, a cultural phenomenon. They entertained the high society travelling from court to court. The knights were away at the ( Read more... )

A Dream Within A Dream ( Read more... )

Well, seeing that today is the 25th anniversary of John Lennon's death, I thought it would be appropriate to discuss the topic of: are lyrics in music poetry? I am well aware that most lyrics are certainly NOT poetry. God forbid that anyone think that rap is poetry. *über-shudder* I've been going through some of John Lennon's lyrics from his days ( Read more... )