Robert Frost the Poet
“Frost’s best poetry exhibits the structure of symbolist metaphysical poetry. Much more clearly than does of many a modern poet.” Cleanth Brooks Robert Lee Frost … Read more
“Frost’s best poetry exhibits the structure of symbolist metaphysical poetry. Much more clearly than does of many a modern poet.” Cleanth Brooks Robert Lee Frost … Read more
Along with the death of innocence occasioned by what was then heartbreakingly referred to as the War to End All Wars, the gentility of American … Read more
In “One Should Not Talk To A Skilled Hunter About What Is Forbidden By The Buddha,” Gary Snyder for some reason wants us to look … Read more
Some challenges are fun to accept. Creating an original guide on how to write the poetry form sestina, including snippets about the history and composition, … Read more
“Where is the life we have lost in living? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information? Where is the wisdom we have lost … Read more
A sestina is a form of poetry, much like a haiku or sonnet, which has its own set of rules. While most people have never … Read more
Robert Lee Frost was a man of many words. Unlike most of mankind, however, Frost put his words to use in the form of America’s … Read more
For the very reason that so many irrational and unattainable things exist in the universe, modern poetry exists; modern poets like Whitman, Dickinson, Frost, Stevens, … Read more
As a child, I made many pacts with friends for extraneous reasons. “Don’t tell Tommy I like him.” The ever-popular “Let’s stay friends forever.” However, … Read more
Modernist writers use some very specific themes and poetic devices in their writing that sets it apart from other periods of English literature. According to … Read more